glorieta

/ɡloˈɾjeta/

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
glorietas

Meaning

  1. roundabout

    • Gira en la glorieta.

      Turn at the roundabout.

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

rotonda

rotonda is more common or standard, "roundabout"; glorieta is sometimes used for a more decorative park roundabout or a gazebo-like structure.

Similar in other languages

English

circle

Close — a roundabout is circle-shaped.

Practice

1 What does glorieta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gira en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches glorieta?

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