guardabosques

/ɡwaɾðaˈβoskes/

el 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.

Meaning

  1. forest ranger

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + bosques (forests).

    • El guardabosques vigila.

      The ranger keeps watch.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • bosques forests

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Waldspaziergang

Close — a woodland walk relates to a forest ranger.

English

wood

Close — a forest ranger relates to wood.

Practice

1 What does guardabosques mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ vigila.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardabosques?

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