apisonadora

Spanish

Etymology

From apisonar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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