batallón

/bataˈʝon/

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

Forms

plural
batallones

Meaning

  1. battalion

    • El batallón avanzó.

      The battalion advanced.

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

jauría

Close, figuratively — both describe a large, coordinated group acting together.

Similar in other languages

French

meute

Close, figuratively — a battalion relates to a pack (of wolves/dogs).

Practice

1 What does batallón mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ avanzó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches batallón?

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