abrecartas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of abre (“to open”) +‎ cartas (“letters”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾeˈkaɾtas/ [a.β̞ɾeˈkaɾ.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -aɾtas
• Syllabification: a‧bre‧car‧tas

Noun

abrecartas m (plural abrecartas)

1. letter opener, paper knife

Further reading

• “abrecartas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10