apisonadora

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Spanish[edit]

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A road roller

Etymology[edit]

From apisonar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /apisonaˈdoɾa/ [a.pi.so.naˈð̞o.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧pi‧so‧na‧do‧ra

Noun[edit]

apisonadora f (plural apisonadoras)

  1. (Spain) road roller, steamroller
    Synonyms: (Latin America) aplanadora, compactador, compactadora
  2. (colloquial, figurative) bulldozer (one who bulldozes)
    El partido en el poder, con mayoría absoluta, gobernaba como una apisonadora.
    The party in power, with an absolute majority, ruled like a bulldozer.

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