hazmerreír

/asmereˈiɾ/

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 hazmerreír

Meaning

  1. laughing stock

    Built from haz (make (from hacer)) + me (me) + reír (to laugh).

    • Se convirtió en el hazmerreír del pueblo.

      He became the laughing stock of the town.

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

Made of

  • haz make (from hacer)
  • me me
  • reír to laugh

Practice

1 What does hazmerreír mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se convirtió en el ___ del pueblo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hazmerreír?

nouncompound

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