antifaz

/antiˈfas/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
antifaces

Meaning

  1. mask

    • Llevaba un antifaz negro.

      He wore a black mask.

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

máscara

máscara is the more general word for "mask"; antifaz specifically refers to a mask covering just around the eyes, like a masquerade mask.

careta

careta refers to a full face mask, like a costume or fencing mask; antifaz specifically covers just around the eyes.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

máscara

máscara is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mask."

Practice

1 What does antifaz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llevaba un ___ negro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches antifaz?

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