cortacésped

/koɾtaˈsespeð/

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
los cortacésped

Meaning

  1. lawn mower

    Built from corta (cuts (from cortar)) + césped (lawn).

    • El vecino usa el cortacésped los sábados.

      The neighbour uses the lawn mower on Saturdays.

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

  • corta cuts (from cortar)
  • césped lawn

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

tondeuse à gazon

tondeuse à gazon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lawn mower."

Practice

1 What does cortacésped mean?

2 Fill the gap: El vecino usa el ___ los sábados.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortacésped?

nouncompound

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