colmo

/ˈkolmo/

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
colmos

Meaning

  1. limit

    • ¡Eso es el colmo!

      That's the last straw!

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

límite

colmo specifically means "the last straw, the height of something," like an exasperating limit; límite is the general word for "limit, boundary."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

limite

limite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "limit."

Practice

1 What does colmo mean?

2 Fill the gap: ¡Eso es el ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colmo?

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