garrapata

/ɡaraˈpata/

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
garrapatas

Meaning

  1. tick

    • Le sacó una garrapata al perro.

      He removed a tick from the dog.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

carrapato

carrapato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tick."

Portuguese

tique

tique is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tick."

Practice

1 What does garrapata mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le sacó una ___ al perro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garrapata?

noun

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