taladro

See also: taladró

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈladɾo/ [t̪aˈla.ð̞ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -adɾo
• Syllabification: ta‧la‧dro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin tarātrum, possibly from Ancient Greek τέρετρον (téretron, “borer, gimlet”). Or alternatively ultimately from a Proto-Celtic *taratrom. Compare Portuguese trado, Galician trade.

Noun

taladro m (plural taladros)

1. drill (tool for creating holes in a workpiece)

   Synonyms: barreno, barrena, taladrador

Derived terms

• taladrar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

taladro

1. first-person singular present indicative of taladrar

Further reading

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