cartapacio

See also: cartapácio

Spanish

un cartapacio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaɾtaˈpaθjo/ [kaɾ.t̪aˈpa.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaɾtaˈpasjo/ [kaɾ.t̪aˈpa.sjo]
• Rhymes: -aθjo
• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: car‧ta‧pa‧cio

Noun

cartapacio m (plural cartapacios)

1. (Central and South America) binder, folder, notebook
   • 2005, Carlos Alvar, Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, Gran enciclopedia cervantina, page 1924:

     Y, en diciendo esto, sacó del pecho un cartapacio y le puso en las manos del licenciado, ...

     And, upon saying that, he drew from his breast a notebook and put it in the hands of the licensed ...

2. (Central and South America) ring binder, three-ring binder
3. (Central and South America) satchel, briefcase
   • 1996, Sandra Benítez, Allí donde el mar recuerda, page 63:

     Recogió los libros y papeles de su escritorio, y los colocó dentro del cartapacio que su madre le había regalado el día que empezó a enseñar.

     He gathered the books and papers on his desk, and placed them inside the briefcase that his mother had given him the day he began to teach.

Further reading

• “cartapacio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28