Spanish Conversation · Level 29
89 words
Spanish word
abridor
Pronunciation
IPA/aβɾiˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounbottle opener
Example
Pásame el abridor, por favor.
Pass me the bottle opener, please.
More examples
En la cocina hay un abridor eléctrico.
There is an electric bottle opener in the kitchen.
Core concept
Handheld tool for prying metal bottle caps and pulling corks.
Common phrases
abridor de botellas
bottle opener
abridor eléctrico
electric bottle opener
abridor manual
manual bottle opener
Similar words
destapador: Pries metal crown caps off beer or soda bottles with a small lever opener.
abrebotellas: Opens bottle caps by levering them off with a thin metal edge.
sacacorchos: Pulls corks from wine bottles using a spiral screw or lever corkscrew.
Definition in Spanish
Utensilio para abrir botellas, usado para sacar tapas metálicas o extraer corchos.
Word origin
It derives from Spanish abrir 'to open' plus the agent suffix -dor, ultimately from Latin aperire 'to open'.
Usage tips
- For wine corks Spanish speakers usually say sacacorchos, while abridor commonly refers to the tool for beer bottles and metal caps.