moose

/mus/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
moose

Meaning

  1. alce

    • A moose crossed the road.

      Un alce cruzó la carretera.

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

elk

A notorious transatlantic mix-up: in American English, moose is the giant deer (alces alces) and elk is a different, smaller species (wapiti) — but in British English, elk is what Americans call a moose!

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alce

Worth distinguishing: in American English, moose and elk (alce) are different animals, which causes confusion since British "elk" = American "moose."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa moose?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: A ___ crossed the road.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a moose?

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