botarate

/botaˈɾate/

el 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
botarates

Meaning

  1. fool

    • Ese botarate lo estropeó.

      That fool ruined it.

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

bufón

Close synonyms for "jester, fool."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cretino

cretino is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fool."

Portuguese

panaca

panaca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fool."

Practice

1 What does botarate mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ese ___ lo estropeó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches botarate?

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