adorno

/aˈðoɾno/

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
adornos

Meaning

  1. ornament

    • Puso adornos en el árbol.

      He put ornaments on the tree.

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

ornamento

adorno is the everyday, general decorative item or embellishment; ornamento is slightly more formal, often used in an architectural or ceremonial sense.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

adorno

adorno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ornament."

Portuguese

ornamento

ornamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ornament."

Practice

1 What does adorno mean?

2 Fill the gap: Puso ___ en el árbol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches adorno?

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