carpeta

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carpette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kərˈpe̞.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kərˈpə.tə] IPA(key): (Central) [kərˈpɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaɾˈpe.ta] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [karˈpe.ta] === Noun === carpeta f (plural carpetes) folder (computing) folder, directory ==== Derived terms ==== carpetada === Further reading === “carpeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “carpeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “carpeta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “carpeta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carpette. Alternatively, may be a diminutive of Spanish carpa, tent/canopy. Cognate with English carpet although a false friend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾˈpeta/ [kaɾˈpe.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: car‧pe‧ta === Noun === carpeta f (plural carpetas) folder (an organizer that papers are kept in) (computing) folder, directory (virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored) Synonym: directorio Coordinate term: fichero 2008, Osvaldo Toja Suárez, 200 Respuestas: Redes, USERSHOP, page 117: (Rioplatense, Colombia) lace doily (Rioplatense, Paraguay) billiard cloth, gambling table cloth (Rioplatense, colloquial) people skills (Cuba) hotel reception desk (Louisiana) carpet Synonym: alfombra ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “carpeta”, 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