Similar words
escollo
arrecife and escollo are close synonyms for "reef"; escollo also separately means "obstacle," figuratively.
Similar in other languages
French
récif
récif is the French word for the same thing — both mean "reef."
Portuguese
recife
recife is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reef."
Practice
1 What does arrecife mean?
reef
2 Fill the gap: Bucean cerca del ___.
Full sentence: Bucean cerca del arrecife. (They dive near the reef.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches arrecife?
arrecife: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.