zíper

See also: ziper

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English zipper. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.peʁ/ [ˈzi.peh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.peʁ/ [ˈzi.peh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.peɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.peʁ/ [ˈzi.peχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.peɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.pɛɾ/

• Hyphenation: zí‧per

Noun

zíper m (plural zíperes or (nonstandard) zípers)

1. zip fastener (a type of fastener used in clothing, bags)

   Synonyms: fecho de correr, fecho-relâmpago, fecho ecler, zipe

2. fly (strip that hides the opening of trousers/pants or underpants)

   Synonym: braguilha

Spanish

Alternative forms

• síper

Etymology

Borrowed from English zipper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθipeɾ/ [ˈθi.peɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsipeɾ/ [ˈsi.peɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

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  • Syllabification: zí‧per
• IPA^(key): /ˈtsipeɾ/ [ˈt̪si.peɾ]
• Rhymes: -ipeɾ

Noun

zíper m (plural zíperes)

1. (chiefly Central America and Mexico) zipper, zip fastener

   Synonyms: cierre, cremallera

Further reading

• “zíper”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “zíper”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “zíper”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
• zíper - Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
• “síper”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010