carcajada

/kaɾkaˈxaða/

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
las carcajadas

Meaning

  1. burst of laughter

    • Soltó una carcajada.

      He burst out laughing.

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

explosión

Close, figuratively — "an explosion of laughter" means a burst of laughter.

Similar in other languages

English

explosion

Close, figuratively — a burst of laughter is like an explosion.

Practice

1 What does carcajada mean?

2 Fill the gap: Soltó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches carcajada?

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