guardapolvo

/gwaɾðaˈpolβo/

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.

Forms

plural
los guardapolvos

Meaning

  1. dust jacket; overall

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + polvo (dust).

    • Llevaba un guardapolvo blanco.

      He wore a white overall.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • polvo dust

Practice

1 What does guardapolvo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llevaba un ___ blanco.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardapolvo?

nouncompound

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