Polyglot Dictionary

gancho

/ˈɡantʃo/

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

Forms

plural
los ganchos

Meaning

  1. hook

    • Cuelga el abrigo del gancho.

      Hang the coat on the hook.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

garfio

garfio is more menacing, like a pirate's hook or a grappling hook; gancho is the general everyday "hook."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gancho

gancho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hook."

Practice

1 What does gancho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cuelga el abrigo del ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gancho?

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