encendedor

Spanish

Etymology

From encender +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enθendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽn̟.θẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ensendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽn.sẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: en‧cen‧de‧dor

Noun

encendedor m (plural encendedores)

1. lighter (fire making device)

   Synonym: mechero

Further reading

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