Polyglot Dictionary

catalejo

/kataˈlexo/

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

Forms

plural
los catalejos

Meaning

  1. spyglass

    Built from cata (look (from catar)) + lejos (far).

    • El capitán miró por el catalejo.

      The captain looked through the spyglass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • cata look (from catar)
  • lejos far

Practice

1 What does catalejo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El capitán miró por el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches catalejo?

nouncompound

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