aglomeración

/aɣlomeɾaˈsjon/

la noun B2

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
aglomeraciones

Meaning

  1. crowd

    • Hay aglomeración en el metro.

      The metro is crowded.

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

Similar words

multitud

multitud is the general, common word for "crowd"; aglomeración specifically emphasizes a dense mass or congestion of people.

muchedumbre

muchedumbre is a literary or formal word for a large crowd or multitude; aglomeración emphasizes congestion or clustering.

gentío

gentío is a common, everyday word for a crowd of people; aglomeración is more technical or formal, emphasizing congestion.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

multidão

multidão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crowd."

Practice

1 What does aglomeración mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay ___ en el metro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aglomeración?

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