aureola

/auɾeˈola/

la 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
las aureolas

Meaning

  1. halo

    • El santo tiene una aureola.

      The saint has a halo.

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

gloria

Close — aureola is a halo, gloria is glory; both are associated with religious splendor.

Similar in other languages

English

aura

Close — a halo relates to an aura.

Practice

1 What does aureola mean?

2 Fill the gap: El santo tiene una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aureola?

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