horquilla

/oɾˈkiʝa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las horquillas

Meaning

  1. hairpin

    • Se sujetó el pelo con una horquilla.

      She held her hair with a hairpin.

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

pasador

horquilla and pasador are close synonyms for "hairpin"; pasador also separately means "bolt," a door bolt.

Similar in other languages

French

épingle à cheveux

épingle à cheveux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hairpin."

Portuguese

presilha de cabelo

presilha de cabelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hairpin."

Practice

1 What does horquilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se sujetó el pelo con una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches horquilla?

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