Polyglot Dictionary

apodo

/aˈpoðo/

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

Forms

plural
los apodos

Meaning

  1. nickname

    • Mi apodo es Pepe.

      My nickname is Pepe.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sobrenombre

apodo and sobrenombre are close synonyms for "nickname"; sobrenombre is slightly more formal or literary.

mote

mote is a more colloquial word for "nickname," sometimes with a slightly mocking edge; apodo is the general term.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apelido

apelido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nickname."

Practice

1 What does apodo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ es Pepe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apodo?

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