Polyglot Dictionary

cráneo

/ˈkɾaneo/

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

Forms

plural
los cráneos

Meaning

  1. skull

    • Se golpeó el cráneo.

      He hit his skull.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

calavera

cráneo is the anatomical or medical term for "skull"; calavera is the everyday word, often referring to a skull as a symbol or decoration, or figuratively a womanizer.

Similar in other languages

French

crâne

crâne is the French word for the same thing — both mean "skull."

Portuguese

crânio

crânio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skull."

Practice

1 What does cráneo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se golpeó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cráneo?

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