rizador de pestañas
/riθadoɾ de pestaɲas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'eyelash curler' is rizador de pestañas in Spanish.
This term refers to the cosmetic tool used to curl the eyelashes. Note that if you are looking for mascara instead of a curler, you should use máscara de pestañas.
Meaning: cosmetic tool (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of rizador (curler), de (of) and pestañas (eyelashes).
Which one should you use?
encrespador de pestañas is a common synonym that can be used interchangeably to mean an eyelash curler.
Is it said differently in some regions?
encrespador de pestañas is a common synonym used in many Spanish-speaking regions.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change the noun rizador to rizadores, resulting in rizadores de pestañas.
How do you pronounce it?
/riθadoɾ de pestaɲas/
Did you know?
- The word pestaña does not just refer to eyelashes but is also the standard term for a 'tab' in a web browser or a 'flap' on a physical folder.
- In some Latin American regions, an eyelash curler is called a pinza para pestañas, which translates literally as 'eyelash tweezers'.
- While rizador refers to a curler, the synonym encrespador is derived from encrespar, a verb also used to describe the rippling of water.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde puedo comprar un rizador de pestañas?Where can I buy an eyelash curler?
- Necesito un rizador de pestañas nuevo.I need a new eyelash curler.
- ¿Dónde está mi rizador de pestañas?Where is my eyelash curler?
- El rizador de pestañas está sobre la mesa.The eyelash curler is on the table.
Example conversation
María is looking for her makeup tools in the bathroom.
- MaríaJavier, ¿has visto mi rizador de pestañas?Javier, have you seen my eyelash curler?
- JavierNo, no lo he visto por ninguna parte.No, I haven't seen it anywhere.
- MaríaCreo que lo dejé en el estante.I think I left it on the shelf.
- JavierAh, sí, lo veo allí.Ah, yes, I see it there.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
