Spanish word

esparadrapo

Pronunciation

IPA/espaɾaˈðɾapo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmedical tape

Example

¿Tienes esparadrapo para la cortada?

Do you have medical tape for the cut?

Illustration for esparadrapo (medical tape)

More examples

Retira el esparadrapo con cuidado.

Remove the medical tape carefully.

Core concept

Roll of surgical adhesive tape used to secure a dressing.

Common phrases

  • una caja de esparadrapo

    a box of adhesive bandages

  • asegurar con esparadrapo

    secure with medical tape

  • retirar esparadrapo

    remove medical tape

Similar words

tirita: Adhesive single-use plaster for protecting small cuts and keeping out dirt.
venda: Elastic or cotton bandage wrapped to stabilize an injury or control bleeding.
apósito: Sterile absorbent pad placed directly over a wound to protect and promote healing.

Definition in Spanish

Cinta adhesiva de uso médico que sirve para cubrir heridas, fijar gasas o sujetar vendajes.

Word origin

From French sparadrap, the loan entered Spanish while keeping the medical sense of tape used to fix dressings.

Usage tips

  • Esparadrapo usually denotes tape for securing dressings rather than the small adhesive plasters sold as band-aids, and 'tiritas' is the usual word for those.

Other meanings

  • surgical tapenoun
  • adhesive tapenoun

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