casamiento

/kasaˈmjento/

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
los casamientos

Meaning

  1. marriage, wedding

    Built from casa(r) (to marry) + -miento (-ment (suffix)).

    • El casamiento fue en la iglesia.

      The wedding was in the church.

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

Made of

  • casa(r) to marry
  • -miento -ment (suffix)

Similar words

boda

boda and casamiento are close synonyms for "wedding, marriage," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

wedding

Close — marriage, wedding relates to a wedding.

Practice

1 What does casamiento mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ fue en la iglesia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches casamiento?

nouncompound

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