flema

/ˈflema/

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
flemas

Meaning

  1. phlegm

    • Tose y escupe flema.

      He coughs and spits phlegm.

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

esputo

Close synonyms for "sputum, phlegm."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

catarro

catarro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "phlegm."

Practice

1 What does flema mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tose y escupe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flema?

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