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Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of saca (“to remove”) + puntas (“tips”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsakaˈpuntas/
- Rhymes: -untas
- Syllabification: sa‧ca‧pun‧tas
Noun
sacapuntas m (plural sacapuntas)
- pencil sharpener, sharpener
Further reading
- “sacapuntas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10
- “sacapuntas”, in Diccionario de americanismos (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language , 2010
- Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “sacapuntas”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
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