cartabón

/kaɾtaˈβon/

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
cartabones

Meaning

  1. set square

    • Trazó con el cartabón.

      He drew with the set square.

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

escuadra

cartabón and escuadra are close synonyms for "set square"; escuadra also separately means "squad," military.

Practice

1 What does cartabón mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trazó con el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cartabón?

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