abrecartas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of abre (“to open”) +‎ cartas (“letters”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abɾeˈkaɾtas/ [a.β̞ɾeˈkaɾ.t̪as]
Rhymes: -aɾtas
Syllabification: a‧bre‧car‧tas

Noun

abrecartas m (plural abrecartas)

letter opener, paper knife

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.