contenedor

Spanish

A container

A dumpster / skip for plastics

Etymology

Translation from the English container, from contener +‎ -dor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konteneˈdoɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪e.neˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: con‧te‧ne‧dor

Adjective

contenedor (feminine contenedora, masculine plural contenedores, feminine plural contenedoras)

1. containing

Noun

contenedor m (plural contenedores)

1. container, cargo container, shipping container
2. dumpster (US, Canada), skip (UK, Australia)

   Synonym: contenedor de basura

Derived terms

• portacontenedores

 

Related terms

• contener

 

Further reading

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