escaño

/esˈkaɲo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
escaños

Meaning

  1. seat

    • El partido ganó diez escaños.

      The party won ten seats.

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

asiento

escaño specifically means a parliamentary or legislative seat, a political term; asiento is the general word for "seat," like a chair or a seat in a vehicle.

Similar in other languages

German

Platz

Close — a place/seat relates to a parliamentary seat.

English

place

Close — a seat relates to a place.

Practice

1 What does escaño mean?

2 Fill the gap: El partido ganó diez ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escaño?

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