bocacalle

/bokaˈkaʝe/

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 bocacalles

Meaning

  1. side-street junction

    Built from boca (mouth) + calle (street).

    • Nos vemos en la bocacalle.

      Let's meet at the junction.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • boca mouth
  • calle street

Practice

1 What does bocacalle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nos vemos en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bocacalle?

nouncompound

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