cartapacio

• IPA^(key): /kaɾtaˈpaθjo/ [kaɾ.t̪aˈpa.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kaɾtaˈpasjo/ [kaɾ.t̪aˈpa.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -asjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: car‧ta‧pa‧cio

cartapacio m (plural cartapacios)

1. (Canary Islands, Central America, South America) binder, folder, notebook
   • 2005, Carlos Alvar, Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, Gran enciclopedia cervantina, page 1924:

     Y, en diciendo esto, sacó del pecho un cartapacio y le puso en las manos del licenciado, ...

     And, upon saying that, he drew from his breast a notebook and put it in the hands of the licensed ...

2. (Canary Islands, Central America, South America) ring binder, three-ring binder
3. (Central America, South America) satchel, briefcase
   • 1996, Sandra Benítez, Allí donde el mar recuerda, page 63:

     Recogió los libros y papeles de su escritorio, y los colocó dentro del cartapacio que su madre le había regalado el día que empezó a enseñar.

     He gathered the books and papers on his desk, and placed them inside the briefcase that his mother had given him the day he began to teach.

• “cartapacio”, 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