tirafondo
/tiɾafondo/from spelling rules
The English phrase lag bolt is tirafondo in Spanish.
The term tirafondo is used to refer to a lag bolt. You may also see the phrase tornillo tirafondo used to specify that the object is a screw.
What does it mean word for word?
The word tirafondo is a compound of tirar (to pull or draw) and fondo (bottom or depth), suggesting a screw that pulls itself deep into a material.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of tirafondo is tirafondos.
How do you pronounce it?
/tiɾafondo/
Did you know?
- The verb tirar inside tirafondo is a linguistic 'chameleon' that can mean 'to pull' or 'to throw' depending on the context.
- In certain specialized engineering contexts in Mexico, you might hear the word pija used for smaller versions of these fasteners, though this word is highly regional.
- The term tirafondo is a linguistic traveler, having arrived in Spanish via the French tire-fond.
Examples in context
- Necesito un tirafondo para la madera.I need a lag bolt for the wood.
- ¿Dónde está el tirafondo más largo?Where is the longest lag bolt?
- El tirafondo está un poco oxidado.The lag bolt is a bit rusty.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are at a hardware store looking for supplies.
- SofíaJavier, ¿viste el tirafondo que pedí?Javier, did you see the lag bolt I asked for?
- JavierNo lo veo, ¿de qué tamaño es?I don't see it, what size is it?
- SofíaEs un tirafondo de diez centímetros.It is a ten-centimeter lag bolt.
- JavierEstá en la sección de tornillería.It is in the screw section.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tirafondo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
