antepasado
/antepaˈsaðo/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los antepasados
Meaning
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ancestor
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Sus antepasados eran campesinos.
His ancestors were farmers.
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Similar words
Close, figuratively — "roots" means ancestors.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
antepassado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ancestor."
Practice
1 What does antepasado mean?
ancestor
2 Fill the gap: Sus ___ eran campesinos.
Full sentence: Sus antepasados eran campesinos. (His ancestors were farmers.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches antepasado?
antepasado: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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