clínica

/ˈklinika/

la noun B1

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
las clínicas

Meaning

  1. clinic

    • Trabaja en una clínica privada.

      She works in a private clinic.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

dispensario

dispensario specifically means a small clinic or dispensary, often free or charitable, dispensing medicine; clínica is the general, more modern word for "clinic."

Similar in other languages

French

clinique

clinique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "clinic."

Portuguese

clínica

clínica is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "clinic."

Practice

1 What does clínica mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trabaja en una ___ privada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches clínica?

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