imprenta

/imˈpɾenta/

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 imprentas

Meaning

  1. printing press

    • La imprenta cambió el mundo.

      The printing press changed the world.

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

rotativa

rotativa specifically means a rotary press, large-scale, like for newspapers; imprenta is the general word, which also means "print shop."

Practice

1 What does imprenta mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ cambió el mundo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches imprenta?

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