secador

Asturian

Noun

secador m (plural secadores)

1. hairdryer (electrical appliance for drying hair)

Portuguese

Etymology

From secar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kaˈdoʁ/ [se.kaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kaˈdoʁ/ [se.kaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /se.kaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /se.kaˈdoʁ/ [se.kaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.kɐˈdoɾ/ [sɨ.kɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.kɐˈdoɾ/ [sɨ.kɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.kɐˈdo.ɾi/ [sɨ.kɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: se‧ca‧dor

Noun

secador m (plural secadores)

1. dryer (any device that removes humidity)
2. Clipping of secador de cabelo.

Related terms

• secar

Spanish

Secador de pelo

Etymology

From secar +‎ -dor.

Adjective

secador (feminine secadora, masculine plural secadores, feminine plural secadoras)

1. drying
2. dryer

Noun

secador m (plural secadores)

1. hair dryer, blow dryer (An electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it)

   Synonym: secador de pelo

2. dryer (any other device, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity)

   Synonym: secadora

Derived terms

• secador de piso

 

Further reading

• “secador”, 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