lapicero
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el lapicero(
lah
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pee
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seh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Has visto mi lapicero? No está en el estuche.Have you seen my mechanical pencil? It's not in my pencil case.
b. propelling pencil (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Mi lapicero tiene una goma de borrar en la punta.My propelling pencil has an eraser at the end.
Elena escribió su nombre en mi libreta con un lapicero.Elena wrote her name on my notebook with a pencil.
3. (stationery) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. ballpoint pen (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Te puedo pedir prestado un lápiz o un lapicero?Do you have a spare pencil or ballpoint pen I can borrow?
b. Biro (registered trademark) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Héctor hizo un dibujo de mi perro con un lapicero.Hector drew a picture of my dog with a Biro.
4. (stationery) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. fountain pen
Tomó un lapicero e hizo una firma elegante.She took a fountain pen and wrote an elegant signature.
a. pen holder
Siempre guardo mi bolígrafo favorito en el lapicero que tengo sobre el escritorio.I always keep my favorite pen in the pen holder on my desk.
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