carestía

/kaɾesˈtia/

la 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
carestías

Meaning

  1. high cost

    • Protestan por la carestía de la vida.

      They protest the high cost of living.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does carestía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Protestan por la ___ de la vida.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches carestía?

noun

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