estalactita

/estalakˈtita/

la 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
estalactitas

Meaning

  1. stalactite

    • Colgaban estalactitas del techo.

      Stalactites hung from the ceiling.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

estalactite

estalactite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stalactite."

Practice

1 What does estalactita mean?

2 Fill the gap: Colgaban ___ del techo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estalactita?

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