enjambre

/enˈxambɾe/

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
enjambres

Meaning

  1. swarm

    • Un enjambre de abejas.

      A swarm of bees.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

horda

Close — both describe a large, chaotic group, a swarm and a horde.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enxame

enxame is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "swarm."

Practice

1 What does enjambre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ de abejas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enjambre?

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