jauría

/xauˈɾia/

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 jaurías

Meaning

  1. pack of dogs

    • Una jauría de perros ladraba.

      A pack of dogs was barking.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

batallón

Close, figuratively — both describe a large, coordinated group acting together.

Similar in other languages

English

gang

Close, figuratively — a pack (of dogs) relates to a gang.

Practice

1 What does jauría mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ de perros ladraba.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jauría?

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