aspiradora

/aspiɾaˈdoɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

vacuum

🧹 aspiradora = aspirar (to inhale, suck in) + -dora (machine that does it)

Aspirar means to suck in or inhale, like the English word aspirate. The suffix -dora marks a feminine doer or machine, like lavadora (washing machine). So an aspiradora is the thing that sucks in dust.

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