servilletero

Spanish

Etymology

From servilleta +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /seɾbiʝeˈteɾo/ [seɾ.β̞i.ʝeˈt̪e.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seɾbiʝeˈteɾo/ [seɾ.β̞i.ʝeˈt̪e.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /seɾbiʎeˈteɾo/ [seɾ.β̞i.ʎeˈt̪e.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seɾbiʃeˈteɾo/ [seɾ.β̞i.ʃeˈt̪e.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seɾbiʒeˈteɾo/ [seɾ.β̞i.ʒeˈt̪e.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ser‧vi‧lle‧te‧ro

Noun

servilletero m (plural servilleteros)

1. napkin ring
2. napkin holder

Further reading

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