albañil

/alβaˈɲil/

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 albañiles

Meaning

  1. bricklayer

    • El albañil construye una pared.

      The bricklayer builds a wall.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Maurer

Maurer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bricklayer."

Portuguese

pedreiro

pedreiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bricklayer."

Practice

1 What does albañil mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ construye una pared.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches albañil?

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