Polyglot Dictionary

alquitrán

/alkiˈtɾan/

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

Forms

plural
alquitranes

Meaning

  1. tar

    • El alquitrán cubría la carretera.

      Tar covered the road.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

brea

alquitrán is the general modern word for "tar," like road tar; brea is more traditional, often naval tar used to seal ships.

Similar in other languages

German

Teer

Teer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tar."

Practice

1 What does alquitrán mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ cubría la carretera.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alquitrán?

noun

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