domesticado

/domestiˈkaðo/

adjective B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
domesticada
plural
domesticados

Meaning

  1. domesticated

Usage notes

Describes an animal species bred over generations to live with humans, not a wild individual that's simply been tamed (that narrower sense is "amaestrado" or "manso").

Practice

1 What does domesticado mean?

2 Fill the gap: El perro es un animal ___ desde hace miles de años.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches domesticado?

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