infantería

/imfanteˈɾia/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Military Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: military. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
infanterías

Meaning

  1. infantry

    • La infantería avanzó.

      The infantry advanced.

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

pie

Close, etymologically — infantry means "foot soldiers," and pie means foot.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infantaria

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

Practice

1 What does infantería mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ avanzó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches infantería?

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