correveidile

/koreβejˈðile/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los correveidiles

Meaning

  1. gossip, go-between

    Built from corre (runs) + ve (goes) + y (and) + dile (tell him).

    • Es un correveidile del barrio.

      He's the neighbourhood gossip.

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

Made of

  • corre runs
  • ve goes
  • y and
  • dile tell him

Similar words

chisme

correveidile specifically means a gossip-monger, a person who spreads tales; chisme is the gossip itself, the piece of rumor.

cotilleo

correveidile is the gossip-monger, the person who spreads tales; cotilleo is the gossip itself, the rumor.

Practice

1 What does correveidile mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ del barrio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches correveidile?

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