caución

/kawˈsjon/

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
cauciones

Meaning

  1. bail

    • Pagó la caución.

      He paid bail.

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

fianza

caución and fianza are close synonyms for "bail"; fianza also separately means "deposit."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fiança

fiança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bail."

Practice

1 What does caución mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pagó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caución?

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