abridor

Galician

Etymology

From abrir +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾiˈdoɾ/ [a.β̞ɾiˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧bri‧dor

Adjective

abridor (feminine abridora, masculine plural abridores, feminine plural abridoras)

1. opening

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores, feminine abridora, feminine plural abridoras)

1. opener (person who opens something)

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores)

1. opener (device that opens something)
2. bottle opener (device to open bottles)

   Synonym: abrebotellas

3. (US, CA) can opener/can-opener, (UK, AU) tin opener/tin-opener (device to open tin cans)

   Synonym: abrelatas

Further reading

• “abridor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From abrir +‎ -dor.

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores, feminine abridora, feminine plural abridoras)

1. opener (person who opens something)

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores)

1. opener (device that opens something)
2. bottle opener (device to open bottles)

   Synonym: abridor de garrafas

3. (US, CA) can opener/can-opener, (UK, AU) tin opener/tin-opener (device to open tin cans)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) abridor de lata, (Portugal) abre-latas

Further reading

• “abridor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “abridor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From abrir +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾiˈdoɾ/ [a.β̞ɾiˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bri‧dor

Adjective

abridor (feminine abridora, masculine plural abridores, feminine plural abridoras)

1. opening

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores, feminine abridora, feminine plural abridoras)

1. opener (person who opens something)

Noun

abridor m (plural abridores)

1. opener (device that opens something)
2. bottle opener (device to open bottles)

   Synonym: abrebotellas

3. (northern Philippines) can opener/can-opener, (US, CA) can opener/can-opener, (UK, AU) tin opener/tin-opener (device to open tin cans)

   Synonym: abrelatas

Further reading

• “abridor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abridor. By surface analysis, abre +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabɾiˈdoɾ/ [ʔɐ.bɾɪˈd̪oɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bri‧dor

Noun

abridór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. opener

   Synonyms: pambukas, pang-abre

2. bottle opener

   Synonym: abretapa

3. can opener

   Synonym: abrelata

4. wire or string to keep ears pierced

Related terms

• abli
• abre
• abrelata
• abretapa
• abrigana

See also

• tirabuson

Further reading

• “abridor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.