cimiento

/siˈmjento/

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 cimientos

Meaning

  1. foundation

    • Echaron los cimientos de la casa.

      They laid the foundations of the house.

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

fondation

fondation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "foundation."

Portuguese

fundação

fundação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "foundation."

Practice

1 What does cimiento mean?

2 Fill the gap: Echaron los ___ de la casa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cimiento?

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