Similar words
moldy
Close — both describe food gone bad from age.
rotten
Close — both describe food that has gone bad.
Similar in other languages
German
muffig
muffig and stale both describe something that's lost its freshness, whether a smell or old food or air.
French
rance
stale and French rance (rancid) both describe food that's gone off.
Práctica
1 ¿Qué significa stale?
rancio, duro (pan)
2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The bread turns ___ overnight.
Oración completa: The bread turns stale overnight. (El pan se vuelve rancio de la noche a la mañana.)
3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a stale?
stale: registro neutral, frecuencia común, dominio general, connotación neutral.