ancla

/ˈaŋkla/

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
anclas

Meaning

  1. anchor

    • Echaron el ancla.

      They dropped anchor.

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

Portuguese

âncora

âncora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "anchor."

Practice

1 What does ancla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Echaron el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ancla?

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