edificio

/eðiˈfisjo/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los edificios

Meaning

  1. building

    • El edificio tiene diez plantas.

      The building has ten floors.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

construcción

Close — construcción can also mean "a building," the structure itself.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

edifício

edifício is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "building."

Portuguese

prédio

prédio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "building."

Practice

1 What does edificio mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ tiene diez plantas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches edificio?

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