pun

/pʌn/

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
puns

Meaning

  1. juego de palabras

    • He loves making puns.

      Le encanta hacer juegos de palabras.

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

word game

pun is a specific type of wordplay based on double meanings or sound-alikes; word game is general, any game involving words, like Scrabble.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa pun?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He loves making ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a pun?

noun

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