pararrayos

pararrayos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ rayos (“bolts of lightning”). Probably a calque of French paratonnerre.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌpaɾaˈraʝos/ [ˌpa.ɾaˈra.ʝos] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpaɾaˈraʃos/ [ˌpa.ɾaˈra.ʃos] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpaɾaˈraʒos/ [ˌpa.ɾaˈra.ʒos] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝos
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧rra‧yos

Noun

pararrayos m (plural pararrayos)

  1. lightning rod (metallic conductor that protects from lightning)
    • 2025 February 20, Horacio Aizpepolea, “Milei viajó a EE.UU. con el escándalo cripto como mochila”, in Río Negro, General Roca, page 11:
      El impacto en el Gobierno de la supuesta estafa. ¿Santiago Caputo actúa de “pararrayos” oficialista?
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  2. plural of pararrayo

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