expedición

/ekspeðiˈsjon/

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
expediciones

Meaning

  1. expedition

    • Organizan una expedición.

      They organise an expedition.

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

excursión

excursión implies a short, often leisurely outing or trip (a day excursion); expedición implies an organised, often long or arduous journey with a specific purpose (a scientific expedition).

Similar in other languages

German

Expedition

Expedition is the German word for the same thing — both mean "expedition."

Portuguese

expedição

expedição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "expedition."

Practice

1 What does expedición mean?

2 Fill the gap: Organizan una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches expedición?

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