tajalápiz

From tajar +‎ lápiz.

• IPA^(key): /taxaˈlapiθ/ [t̪a.xaˈla.piθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /taxaˈlapis/ [t̪a.xaˈla.pis] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -apiθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -apis (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ta‧ja‧lá‧piz

tajalápiz m (plural tajalápices)

1. (Asturias) pencil sharpener

   Synonym: tajador

• → Asturian: tayallápiz (calque)

• “tajalápiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “tajalápiz”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010