Also means
eyedropper
Usage Note
Cuentagotas is a compound of cuenta ('counts') + gotas ('drops') and refers to a dropper or pipette. Crucially, it is invariable in the plural — los cuentagotas — as with many Spanish compound nouns formed with a third-person verb. The phrase a cuentagotas is a very common idiom meaning 'in dribs and drabs' or 'drop by drop', used when information or money is released very sparingly.
Examples
"El médico aplicó el medicamento con el cuentagotas."
Natural Translation
The doctor applied the medicine with the dropper.
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