cuentagotas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cuenta (“to count”) +‎ gotas (“drops”); compare French compte-goutte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwentaˈɡotas/ [kwẽn̪.t̪aˈɣ̞o.t̪as]
Rhymes: -otas
Syllabification: cuen‧ta‧go‧tas

Noun

cuentagotas m (plural cuentagotas)

dropper

Derived terms

a cuentagotas
con cuentagotas

Further reading

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

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