CD player

See also: CD-player and CD-Player

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

CD player (plural CD players)

  1. (consumer electronics) An electronic device that plays compact discs.
    • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 192:
      She takes it to the living room, grateful for the ancient CD player that still sits proudly on the trolley beneath the window like a prized relic because Simiso is of the generation that will simply not part with things no matter how many deaths they die.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English CD player.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈplej.eʁ/ [ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈpleɪ̯.eh], /ˌseˈde ˈplej.eʁ/ [ˌseˈde ˈpleɪ̯.eh]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈplej.eɾ/ [ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈpleɪ̯.eɾ], /ˌseˈde ˈplej.eɾ/ [ˌseˈde ˈpleɪ̯.eɾ]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈplej.eʁ/ [ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈpleɪ̯.eχ], /ˌseˈde ˈplej.eʁ/ [ˌseˈde ˈpleɪ̯.eχ]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈplej.eɻ/ [ˌsiˈd͡ʒi ˈpleɪ̯.eɻ], /ˌseˈde ˈplej.eɻ/ [ˌseˈde ˈpleɪ̯.eɻ]

    • Rhymes: -ejeʁ

    Noun

    CD player m (plural CD players)

    1. CD player (device that plays audio CDs)
      Synonym: diskman

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