zumbador

Spanish

Etymology

From zumbar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θumbaˈdoɾ/ [θũm.baˈð̞oɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sumbaˈdoɾ/ [sũm.baˈð̞oɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: zum‧ba‧dor

Noun

zumbador m (plural zumbadores)

1. intercom on a door
2. hummingbird
3. buzzer (a device that makes a buzzing sound)

Further reading

• “zumbador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28