jeroglífico

/xeɾoˈɣlifiko/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los jeroglíficos

Meaning

  1. hieroglyph

    • Descifró un jeroglífico.

      He deciphered a hieroglyph.

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

Similar in other languages

French

hiéroglyphe

hiéroglyphe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hieroglyph."

Portuguese

hieróglifo

hieróglifo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hieroglyph."

Practice

1 What does jeroglífico mean?

2 Fill the gap: Descifró un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jeroglífico?

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