Polyglot Dictionary

Hängematte

/ˈhɛŋəˌmatə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Hängematten

Meaning

  1. hammock

    Built from hängen (to hang) + Matte (mat).

    • Er liegt in der Hängematte.

      He lies in the hammock.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • hängen to hang
  • Matte mat

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hamaca

hamaca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hammock."

Practice

1 What does Hängematte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er liegt in der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hängematte?

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