escombro
/esˈkombɾo/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- escombros
Meaning
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piece of rubble
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Retiraron los escombros.
They cleared the rubble.
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Similar words
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Portuguese
escombro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "piece of rubble."
Practice
1 What does escombro mean?
piece of rubble
2 Fill the gap: Retiraron los ___.
Full sentence: Retiraron los escombros. (They cleared the rubble.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches escombro?
escombro: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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