jeringa

/xeˈɾiŋɡa/

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 jeringas

Meaning

  1. syringe

    • Usó una jeringa.

      He used a syringe.

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

jeringuilla

jeringuilla is a diminutive, more commonly used for a small or hypodermic syringe, medical or drug context; jeringa is more general or larger.

Similar in other languages

French

seringue

seringue is the French word for the same thing — both mean "syringe."

Portuguese

seringa

seringa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syringe."

Practice

1 What does jeringa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jeringa?

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