calentura

/kalenˈtuɾa/

la 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
calenturas

Meaning

  1. fever

    • Tiene algo de calentura.

      He has a slight fever.

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

fiebre

fiebre is the standard, everyday word for "fever"; calentura is more colloquial or regional, and in some dialects can also refer to a cold sore.

Similar in other languages

French

fièvre

fièvre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fever."

Portuguese

febre

febre is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fever."

Practice

1 What does calentura mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene algo de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches calentura?

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