tapacubos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ cubos (“hubs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapaˈkubos/ [t̪a.paˈku.β̞os]
• Rhymes: -ubos
• Syllabification: ta‧pa‧cu‧bos

Noun

tapacubos m (plural tapacubos)

1. hubcap

Further reading

• “tapacubos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28