ratón de teclado
/raton de teklado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'keyboard mouse' is translated into Spanish as ratón de teclado.
This phrase refers to a pointing device used to interact with a computer alongside a keyboard.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the suffix -ón in ratón is used as a diminutive to describe a small animal, even though in many other contexts -ón is used to make words larger.
- Spanish speakers use the word tecla for both a computer key and a piano key. Because of this, the term teclado can refer to either a computer keyboard or a musical keyboard.
- The word ratón replaced the Old Spanish word mur for the animal long before computers existed. This means the choice of ratón for the computer device was based on a linguistic shift that happened centuries ago.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are setting up a home office.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿dónde está el ratón de teclado?María, where is the keyboard mouse?
- MaríaEstá en la caja sobre el escritorio.It is in the box on the desk.
- AlejandroNo veo el ratón de teclado por aquí.I don't see the keyboard mouse around here.
- MaríaMira debajo de los papeles, Alejandro.Look under the papers, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, ratón, teclado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
