óleo

/ˈoleo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Artistic Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: artistic. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los óleos

Meaning

  1. oil painting

    • Pinta al óleo.

      He paints in oils.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Ölgemälde

Ölgemälde is the German word for the same thing — both mean "oil painting."

French

peinture à l'huile

peinture à l'huile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "oil painting."

Practice

1 What does óleo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pinta al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches óleo?

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