cortesía

/koɾteˈsia/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las cortesías

Meaning

  1. courtesy

    • Lo hizo por cortesía.

      He did it out of courtesy.

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

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Portuguese

cortesia

cortesia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "courtesy."

Practice

1 What does cortesía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo hizo por ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortesía?

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