estreñimiento

/estɾeɲiˈmjento/

el 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
estreñimientos

Meaning

  1. constipation

    • Sufre estreñimiento.

      He suffers from constipation.

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

irregularidad

Estreñimiento is the direct word for constipation; irregularidad ("irregularity") is the common English-style euphemism for the same thing.

Similar in other languages

French

constipation

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

Practice

1 What does estreñimiento mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sufre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estreñimiento?

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