encía

/enˈsia/

la 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
encías

Meaning

  1. gum

    • Me sangran las encías.

      My gums bleed.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gengiva

gengiva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gum."

Portuguese

goma

goma is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gum."

Practice

1 What does encía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me sangran las ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches encía?

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