don

/ˈdon/

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

Forms

plural
dones

Meaning

  1. gift, Mr

    • Tiene el don de la música.

      He has a gift for music.

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

dádiva

don means "gift" in the sense of a natural talent, like a gift for music, or "Mr." as a title; dádiva is a literal, physical gift given to someone.

Similar in other languages

German

Begabung

Begabung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "talent, gift."

English

talent

Close — a gift relates to talent.

Practice

1 What does don mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene el ___ de la música.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches don?

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