escarmiento

/eskaɾˈmjento/

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
los escarmientos

Meaning

  1. lesson, punishment

    • Sirvió de escarmiento.

      It served as a lesson.

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

castigo

castigo and escarmiento are close synonyms for "punishment"; escarmiento also separately means "lesson," a lesson learned from punishment.

Practice

1 What does escarmiento mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sirvió de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escarmiento?

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