sacacorchos
/sakaˈkoɾt͡ʃos/
The Spanish phrase for wine opener is sacacorchos.
A wine opener is a tool used to remove the cork from a bottle of wine.
Which one should you use?
While sacacorchos is the standard term, some speakers in Latin America use the colloquial phrase destapador de vinos in informal settings.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, sacacorchos is the most common term for a wine opener. In some other Latin American countries, you may hear the colloquial destapador de vinos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is masculine, so it is used with the masculine article el (e.g., el sacacorchos). The word sacacorchos is invariable in number, meaning it remains the same whether you are referring to one or multiple wine openers.
How do you pronounce it?
/sakaˈkoɾtʃos/
Did you know?
- The word sacacorchos is a compound that blends a verb and a noun. It literally translates to 'cork-remover', reflecting a common Spanish pattern of naming tools by their action.
- In Spanish, the act of popping a bottle of wine is called descorchar, a verb created specifically from the word for 'cork'.
- In some regions, if you ask for a destapador without saying 'wine', a server might bring you a simple metal opener for beer caps instead of a corkscrew.
Examples in context
- Por favor, ¿me puedes pasar el sacacorchos? Necesito abrir esta botella de vino.Please, can you pass me the wine opener? I need to open this bottle of wine.
- Puedes encontrar un buen descorchador en la tienda de utensilios de cocina.You can find a good wine opener at the kitchenware store.
- No encuentro el abrebotellas. ¿Sabes dónde lo dejé?I can't find the wine opener. Do you know where I left it?
- ¡Trae el tirabuzón y abramos la botella de vino!Bring the corkscrew and let's open the wine bottle!
- Necesito un sacacorchos para la cena.I need a wine opener for dinner.
- ¿Dónde dejaste el sacacorchos?Where did you leave the wine opener?
- Este sacacorchos es muy antiguo.This wine opener is very old.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are in the kitchen preparing for a meal.
- JavierLucía, ¿tienes un sacacorchos?Lucía, do you have a wine opener?
- LucíaSí, lo tengo en el cajón.Yes, I have it in the drawer.
- JavierGracias, lo voy a usar ahora.Thanks, I am going to use it now.
- LucíaDe nada, Javier.You're welcome, Javier.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sacacorchos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sacacorchos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
