cobertizo

/koβeɾˈtiso/

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
cobertizos

Meaning

  1. shed

    • Guardó la bici en el cobertizo.

      He kept the bike in the shed.

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

galpón

galpón is more common in Latin America for a "shed, warehouse"; cobertizo is more standard, common in Spain.

Similar in other languages

German

Schuppen

Schuppen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shed."

Portuguese

galpão

galpão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shed."

Practice

1 What does cobertizo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Guardó la bici en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cobertizo?

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