bolsillo

/bolˈsiʝo/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los bolsillos

Meaning

  1. pocket

    • Guardé las llaves en el bolsillo.

      I put the keys in my pocket.

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

faltriquera

bolsillo is the everyday, standard word for "pocket"; faltriquera is archaic or literary, an old-fashioned pocket or pouch.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bolso

bolso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pocket."

Practice

1 What does bolsillo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Guardé las llaves en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bolsillo?

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