posavasos

Spanish

Alternative forms

posa vasos, posavaso

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of posa (“to rest (on a surface)”) +‎ vasos (“drinking glasses”).

Noun

posavasos m (plural posavasos)

coaster (used to prevent drinking vessels from leaving marks on a table)
cupholder
Synonym: portavasos

Further reading

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

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