curro

/ˈkuro/

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
curros

Meaning

  1. job (Spain, informal)

    • Tengo mucho curro.

      I have lots of work.

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

ocupación

Close, but a register difference — curro is informal (Spain) for "job," ocupación is the neutral/formal word.

faena

Close, but a register difference — faena is the neutral word for "task, job," curro is informal (Spain).

Similar in other languages

English

occupation

Close — a job (informal) relates to an occupation.

Practice

1 What does curro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo mucho ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches curro?

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