estrépito

/esˈtɾepito/

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 estrépitos

Meaning

  1. racket

    • Se cayó con estrépito.

      It fell with a crash.

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

alboroto

estrépito emphasizes a loud, crashing noise or racket, more about the sound itself; alboroto is more about a commotion or disorder generally.

bulla

bulla and estrépito are close synonyms for "racket, commotion"; estrépito emphasizes a loud, crashing noise.

jaleo

estrépito and jaleo are close synonyms for "racket, commotion"; estrépito emphasizes a loud, crashing noise.

Similar in other languages

French

raquette

raquette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "racket."

Practice

1 What does estrépito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se cayó con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estrépito?

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