portavasos

Spanish

Alternative forms

• porta vasos, portavaso

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ vasos (“drinking glasses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾtaˈbasos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞a.sos]
• Rhymes: -asos
• Syllabification: por‧ta‧va‧sos

Noun

portavasos m (plural portavasos)

1. cupholder
2. (Latin America) coaster

   Synonym: posavasos

Related terms

• portar
• vaso

 

Further reading

• “portavasos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014