proyector

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish proyectar

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -or

Spanish proyector

From proyectar + -or.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɾoʝeɡˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.ʝeɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]

• IPA^(key): /pɾoʝeɡˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.ʝeɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /pɾoʃeɡˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.ʃeɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /pɾoʒeɡˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.ʒeɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /pɾoeɡˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.eɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧yec‧tor

Noun

proyector m (plural proyectores)

1. projector, video projector

   Synonym: cañón

Related terms

• proyectar

Further reading

• “proyector”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026