Bottle opener in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: des-ta-pa-DOR

7 months ago

destapador info.

To remember “destapador”, you could think of the combination of “destapar” meaning “to uncover” or “to open” and “-dor” which often turns Spanish verbs into nouns that denote tools or devices used for a particular action. So, a “destapador” is a tool used to “uncover” or open, in this case, a bottle.

Other Spanish words that mean the same thing:
– Abridor de botellas: This is a more descriptive term which directly translates to “bottle opener.”
– Sacacorchos: This specifically refers to a corkscrew, but it’s sometimes used broadly to include bottle openers as well.

Alternate meanings or slang:
In some Spanish-speaking regions, “destapador” might not have a widely recognized slang meaning. However, in common contexts, it is understood plainly as a tool for opening bottles.

Examples of sentences that use “destapador”:
– “¿Tienes un destapador para abrir esta cerveza?”
– “Se me perdió el destapador, así que tuve que abrir la botella con un cuchillo.”
– “Mi destapador favorito es uno que me traje de recuerdo de mi viaje a México.”
– “Compra un destapador de botellas; siempre es útil tener uno en casa para las fiestas.”
– “El destapador está en el cajón junto a los cubiertos.”

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