destrozo

/desˈtɾoso/

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 Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
destrozos

Meaning

  1. damage

    • La tormenta causó destrozos.

      The storm caused damage.

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

daño

destrozo implies more severe, destructive damage, like wreckage; daño is more general, any kind of harm, physical or emotional.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

danificação

danificação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "damage."

Portuguese

dano

dano is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "damage."

Portuguese

estrago

estrago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "damage."

Practice

1 What does destrozo mean?

2 Fill the gap: La tormenta causó ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches destrozo?

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