hoyo

/ˈoʝo/

el 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
los hoyos

Meaning

  1. hole

    • Cavó un hoyo en el jardín.

      He dug a hole in the garden.

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

agujero

hoyo often refers to a hole in the ground, like a golf hole or a pit; agujero is more general, like a hole in fabric or a wall.

boquete

hoyo is a hole in the ground; boquete is a large, often jagged breach hole.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

buraco

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

Practice

1 What does hoyo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cavó un ___ en el jardín.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hoyo?

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