portavasos

Spanish

Alternative forms

porta vasos, portavaso

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ vasos (“drinking glasses”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poɾtaˈbasos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞a.sos]
Rhymes: -asos
Syllabification: por‧ta‧va‧sos

Noun

portavasos m (plural portavasos)

cupholder
(Latin America) coaster
Synonym: posavasos

Related terms

Further reading

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

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