altavoz
Spanish, noun/altaˈboθ/
altavoz is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “loudspeaker, speaker (an electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dispositivo que recibe ondas eléctricas para convertirlas en energía mecánica y luego en sonido audible a un…”.
What does altavoz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineloudspeaker, speaker (an electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound)
- 2
masculineloudspeaker, speaker enclosure, speaker cabinet (an encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver)
- 3
masculinespeakerphone, speaker (a loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dispositivo que recibe ondas eléctricas para convertirlas en energía mecánica y luego en sonido audible a un rango de metros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of altavoz
- altavoces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altavoz?
- /altaˈboθ/
- [al̪.t̪aˈβ̞oθ]
- /altaˈbos/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altavoz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altavoz in Spanish?
altavoz appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).