alfeñique

/alfeˈɲike/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los alfeñiques

Meaning

  1. weakling

    • Es un alfeñique.

      He is a weakling.

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

felpudo

Close, informal slang — English "doormat" is slang for a weak, passive person, the same idea as alfeñique.

Similar in other languages

English

doormat

Close, figuratively — a weakling relates to a doormat (pushover).

Practice

1 What does alfeñique mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alfeñique?

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