Polyglot Dictionary

desfiladero

/desfilaˈðeɾo/

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

Forms

plural
desfiladeros

Meaning

  1. gorge

    • Cruzaron el desfiladero.

      They crossed the gorge.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tajo

desfiladero and tajo are close synonyms for "gorge"; tajo also separately means "cut," a slice or incision.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desfiladeiro

desfiladeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gorge."

Practice

1 What does desfiladero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cruzaron el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desfiladero?

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