El comptador
Example: El comptador d'aigua indica el consum mensual de la casa.
Definition
"El comptador" refers to a device that measures and records the amount of a resource, such as water or electricity, consumed by a household or business, commonly used to monitor usage for billing purposes.
Etymology
The term "el comptador" comes from the Catalan word 'comptar,' meaning 'to count.' It originally referred to someone who counts or tallies and evolved to mean a counting device or meter. Did you know? The root traces back to Latin 'computare,' combining 'com-' (together) and 'putare' (to reckon or prune).
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"El comptador" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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