abrelatas

/aβɾeˈlatas/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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
los abrelatas

Meaning

  1. tin opener

    Built from abre (opens (from abrir)) + latas (tins).

    • Pásame el abrelatas, por favor.

      Pass me the tin opener, please.

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

Made of

  • abre opens (from abrir)
  • latas tins

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Büchsenöffner

Büchsenöffner is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

German

Dosenöffner

Dosenöffner is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

Portuguese

abre-latas

abre-latas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

Practice

1 What does abrelatas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pásame el ___, por favor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abrelatas?

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