escayola

/eskaˈʝola/

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
escayolas

Meaning

  1. plaster cast

    • Llevó escayola seis semanas.

      He wore a cast for six weeks.

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

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English

cast

Close — a plaster cast relates to a cast.

Practice

1 What does escayola mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llevó ___ seis semanas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escayola?

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