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)

containing

Noun

contenedor m (plural contenedores)

container, cargo container, shipping container
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

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