tira-agrafos

Portuguese

tira-agrafos

Etymology

From tira (“(It) removes”) +‎ agrafos (“staples”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.ɾɐ.aˈɡɾa.fus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.ɾɐ.aˈɡɾa.fuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.ɾa.aˈɡɾa.fos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌti.ɾɐ.ɐˈɡɾa.fuʃ/ [ˌti.ɾɐ.ɐˈɣɾa.fuʃ], /ˌti.ɾaˈɡɾa.fuʃ/ [ˌti.ɾaˈɣɾa.fuʃ]

Noun

tira-agrafos m (invariable)

(Portugal) staple remover (device for removing staples)

Further reading

“tira-agrafos” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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