croquis

/ˈkɾokis/

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
croquis

Meaning

  1. sketch

    • Hizo un croquis del terreno.

      He made a sketch of the plot.

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

boceto

boceto and croquis are close synonyms for "sketch"; croquis leans more technical or geometric, like a floor plan sketch, boceto more artistic.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esboço

esboço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sketch."

Practice

1 What does croquis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hizo un ___ del terreno.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches croquis?

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