Polyglot Dictionary

cuello

/ˈkweʝo/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los cuellos

Meaning

  1. neck

    • Me duele el cuello.

      My neck hurts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pescuezo

pescuezo is a more colloquial or informal word for "neck," often used for animals or humorously for a person's neck; cuello is the standard, neutral word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pescoço

pescoço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "neck."

Practice

1 What does cuello mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me duele el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cuello?

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