aguafiestas

/aɣwaˈfjestas/

el 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
los aguafiestas

Meaning

  1. killjoy

    Built from agua (waters down (from aguar)) + fiestas (parties).

    • No seas aguafiestas.

      Don't be a killjoy.

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

  • agua waters down (from aguar)
  • fiestas parties

Practice

1 What does aguafiestas mean?

2 Fill the gap: No seas ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aguafiestas?

nouncompound

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