Polyglot Dictionary

boceto

/boˈseto/

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

Forms

plural
bocetos

Meaning

  1. sketch

    • Hizo un boceto del retrato.

      He made a sketch of the portrait.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

croquis

boceto and croquis are close synonyms for "sketch"; croquis leans more technical or geometric, like a floor plan sketch, boceto more artistic.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esboço

esboço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sketch."

Practice

1 What does boceto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hizo un ___ del retrato.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches boceto?

noun

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