Polyglot Dictionary

alimaña

/aliˈmaɲa/

la 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

Forms

plural
alimañas

Meaning

  1. vermin

    • Cazaban alimañas en el monte.

      They hunted vermin on the hillside.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sabandija

alimaña typically refers to a harmful or predatory small animal, vermin like a fox threatening livestock; sabandija specifically refers to a repulsive small creature or bug, also figuratively an unpleasant person.

Practice

1 What does alimaña mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cazaban ___ en el monte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alimaña?

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