cerco

/ˈseɾko/

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 cercos

Meaning

  1. fence; siege

    • Pusieron un cerco alrededor.

      They put a fence around it.

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

asedio

asedio and cerco are close synonyms for "siege"; cerco also separately means "fence."

Similar in other languages

English

fencing

Close — a fence relates to fencing.

Practice

1 What does cerco mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pusieron un ___ alrededor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cerco?

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