hálito

/ˈalito/

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
hálitos

Meaning

  1. breath

    • Sintió su hálito cálido.

      He felt her warm breath.

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

aliento

hálito is more literary or poetic than aliento, or medical, related to "halitosis"; aliento is the everyday word for "breath."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fôlego

fôlego is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "breath."

Portuguese

hálito

hálito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "breath."

Practice

1 What does hálito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sintió su ___ cálido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hálito?

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