pluma de vapeo
/pluma de bapeo/from spelling rules
A dab pen in Spanish is pluma de vapeo.
A dab pen refers to a handheld electronic device used to vaporize concentrated oils or waxes.
Which one should you use?
You may encounter Pluma para dabs in casual settings, whereas Pluma para concentrados or the even more descriptive Dispositivo de vaporización para extracciones are used in formal contexts.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For formal situations, use Pluma para concentrados or Dispositivo de vaporización para extracciones. In informal settings, you can use Pluma para dabs. In many Spanish-speaking regions, especially among younger generations, the English term 'dab pen' is used directly as slang.
Did you know?
- The term pluma usually follows a Latin pattern where 'pl-' becomes 'll-', but it kept its 'p' because it was likely used by the upper class.
Examples in context
- Olvidé mi pluma de vapeo en la mesa.I forgot my dab pen on the table.
- ¿Esa es tu nueva pluma de vapeo?Is that your new dab pen?
- Necesito comprar una pluma de vapeo nueva.I need to buy a new dab pen.
Example conversation
María and Javier are hanging out at a park.
- MaríaJavier, ¿me prestas tu pluma de vapeo?Javier, can you lend me your dab pen?
- JavierLo siento, María, no tengo batería.I'm sorry, María, it has no battery.
- María¿Tienes un cargador para la pluma de vapeo?Do you have a charger for the dab pen?
- JavierSí, lo tengo en mi mochila.Yes, I have it in my backpack.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, pluma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
