Polyglot Dictionary

cobaya

/koˈβaʝa/

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
cobayas

Meaning

  1. guinea pig

    • Usaron cobayas en el ensayo.

      They used guinea pigs in the trial.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

conejillo

cobaya and conejillo (short for "conejillo de indias") are close synonyms for "guinea pig"; cobaya is more scientific or standalone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cobaia

cobaia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "guinea pig."

Portuguese

porquinho-da-índia

porquinho-da-índia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "guinea pig."

Practice

1 What does cobaya mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usaron ___ en el ensayo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cobaya?

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