cuff

/kʌf/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cuffs

Meaning

  1. puño (de manga)

    • The shirt has buttoned cuffs.

      La camisa tiene puños con botones.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sleeve

The cuff is just the end band of a sleeve, which covers the whole arm — part and whole, not full synonyms, but easy to mix up through Spanish.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

algema

Close — a cuff relates to a handcuff.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa cuff?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The shirt has buttoned ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a cuff?

noun

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