insignia

/inˈsiɣnja/

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
las insignias

Meaning

  1. badge

    • Lleva una insignia.

      He wears a badge.

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

distintivo

distintivo and insignia are close synonyms for "badge"; distintivo also means "distinctive" as an adjective, a double meaning.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

crachá

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

Portuguese

distintivo

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

Practice

1 What does insignia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lleva una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches insignia?

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