hiel

/ˈjel/

la 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
hieles

Meaning

  1. bile

    • Escupió su hiel.

      He spat out his bile.

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

bilis

bilis and hiel are close synonyms for "bile"; hiel is also used figuratively to mean bitterness or rancor.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bile

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

Portuguese

bílis

bílis is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bile."

Practice

1 What does hiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Escupió su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hiel?

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