chinche

/ˈtʃintʃe/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
chinches

Meaning

  1. bedbug, drawing pin

    • Encontró una chinche en la cama.

      He found a bedbug in the bed.

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

Similar in other languages

French

punaise de lit

punaise de lit is the French phrase for the same thing — both mean "bedbug."

Practice

1 What does chinche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Encontró una ___ en la cama.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chinche?

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