Polyglot Dictionary

desgarro

/desˈɣaro/

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
desgarros

Meaning

  1. tear

    • Sufrió un desgarro muscular.

      He suffered a muscle tear.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

roto

roto is more the everyday word for "a tear, a rip," like in clothing; desgarro can also mean a muscle tear, an injury, or emotional anguish.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lágrima

lágrima is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tear."

Practice

1 What does desgarro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sufrió un ___ muscular.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desgarro?

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