Polyglot Dictionary

iris

/ˈiɾis/

el 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

Meaning

  1. iris

    • El iris del ojo es azul.

      The iris of his eye is blue.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lirio

iris means "iris," the flower, or the eye part; lirio primarily means "lily," and also "iris" — worth knowing the dual meaning.

Practice

1 What does iris mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del ojo es azul.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches iris?

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