Polyglot Dictionary

chivo

/ˈtʃiβo/

el 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

Forms

plural
los chivos

Meaning

  1. goat

    • El chivo come hierba.

      The goat eats grass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cabra

cabra is the general word for "goat," especially a female or adult one; chivo specifically refers to a young goat or kid, or a male goat in some regions.

Similar in other languages

French

chèvre

chèvre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "goat."

Portuguese

cabra

cabra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "goat."

Practice

1 What does chivo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ come hierba.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chivo?

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