Spanish word

tocadiscos

Pronunciation

IPA/tokaˈðiskos/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrecord player

Example

Tengo un tocadiscos nuevo.

I have a new record player.

Illustration for tocadiscos (record player)

More examples

¿Puedes encender el tocadiscos para escuchar esta canción?

Can you switch on the record player to listen to this song?

Core concept

Household machine that plays vinyl records.

Common phrases

  • colocar un disco en el tocadiscos

    put a record on the record player

  • encender el tocadiscos

    switch on the record player

Similar words

giradiscos: Turntable that spins vinyl discs with a tonearm and needle for analog sound.
reproductor de discos: Player device that reproduces vinyl records for listening at home.
cadena de música: Home stereo setup of amplifier and speakers for whole-room music playback.

Definition in Spanish

Máquina o equipo doméstico para poner y escuchar discos de vinilo.

Word origin

Tocadiscos is a compound of the verb tocar 'to play' and discos 'records' and names the domestic machine used to put on and listen to vinyl records.

Usage tips

  • Despite its final -s, tocadiscos is grammatically singular when it refers to the appliance, and speakers commonly say 'poner un disco' or 'escuchar un disco' to mean play a record.

Other meanings

  • turntablenoun

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