altavoz

/altaˈβos/

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
altavoces

Meaning

  1. loudspeaker

    Built from alta (high, loud) + voz (voice).

    • Conecta el móvil al altavoz.

      Connect the phone to the speaker.

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

  • alta high, loud
  • voz voice

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Lautsprecher

Lautsprecher is the German word for the same thing — both mean "loudspeaker."

Portuguese

alto-falante

alto-falante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "loudspeaker."

Practice

1 What does altavoz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Conecta el móvil al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches altavoz?

nouncompound

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