cincel

/sinˈsel/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cinceles

Meaning

  1. chisel

    • El escultor usó un cincel.

      The sculptor used a chisel.

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

formón

cincel is a general chisel, for stone or metal engraving; formón is specifically a woodworking chisel.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cinzel

cinzel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chisel."

Portuguese

formão

formão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chisel."

Practice

1 What does cincel mean?

2 Fill the gap: El escultor usó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cincel?

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