lapicero

From lápiz (“pencil”) +‎ -ero (relatonal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /lapiˈθeɾo/ [la.piˈθe.ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /lapiˈseɾo/ [la.piˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: la‧pi‧ce‧ro

lapicero m (plural lapiceros)

1. pencil holder, pencil pot
2. pencil box, pencil case

   Synonyms: estuche, estuche escolar, cartuchera

3. pencil

   Synonym: lápiz

4. (Central America, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, south and southwestern Mexico, Peru, Venezuela) pen

   Synonyms: bolígrafo, boli

5. (central Mexico) mechanical pencil (Canada, US), propelling pencil (UK)

   Synonyms: portaminas, lápiz mecánico

• “lapicero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025