bocado

/boˈkaðo/

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
bocados

Meaning

  1. bite

    • Dio un bocado a la manzana.

      He took a bite of the apple.

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

mordisco

bocado is the general word for "a bite," a mouthful of food; mordisco emphasizes the act of biting, like a playful or aggressive bite.

mordedura

mordedura specifically means a bite wound, like a dog bite injury; bocado is a mouthful of food.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mordida

mordida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bite."

Practice

1 What does bocado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dio un ___ a la manzana.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bocado?

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