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walkman

personal stereo

noun WOHK-mahn Rare

Origin: Brand name from Sony (English: walk + man)

Usage Note

Walkman entered Spanish as a genericised brand name for any portable cassette player, much as kleenex did for tissues. In modern usage it sounds dated, replaced by reproductor de MP3 or simply auriculares (earphones) in everyday speech. The RAE accepts it with masculine gender; the plural is walkmans in Spanish usage.

Examples

"Escuchaba música con su walkman en el autobús."

Natural Translation

He listened to music with his personal stereo on the bus.

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