los portaminas
-the mechanical pencils
See the entry for portaminas.

portaminas

el portaminas(
pohr
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tah
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mee
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nahs
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. mechanical pencil
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Tienes puntillas que te sobren para mi portaminas?Do you have any spare leads for my mechanical pencil?
b. propelling pencil
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
No puede firmar el contrato con un portaminas, déjeme darle una pluma.You can't sign the contract with a propelling pencil, let me give you a pen.
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