Polyglot Dictionary

distintivo

/distinˈtiβo/

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
distintivos

Meaning

  1. badge

    • Lleva un distintivo en la solapa.

      He wears a badge on his lapel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

insignia

distintivo and insignia are close synonyms for "badge"; distintivo also means "distinctive" as an adjective, a double meaning.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

crachá

crachá is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "badge."

Portuguese

distintivo

distintivo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "badge."

Practice

1 What does distintivo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lleva un ___ en la solapa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches distintivo?

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