derroche

/deˈrotʃe/

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
derroches

Meaning

  1. waste

    • Es un derroche de energía.

      It's a waste of energy.

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

desperdicio

desperdicio can mean both wasted material, like food waste, and the act of wasting; derroche specifically implies extravagant, wasteful squandering of money.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

resíduo

resíduo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "waste."

Practice

1 What does derroche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ de energía.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches derroche?

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