lanzatorpedos

/lansatoɾˈpeðos/

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 lanzatorpedos

Meaning

  1. torpedo tube

    Built from lanza (launches (from lanzar)) + torpedos (torpedoes).

    • El submarino cargó el lanzatorpedos.

      The submarine loaded the torpedo tube.

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

Made of

  • lanza launches (from lanzar)
  • torpedos torpedoes

Practice

1 What does lanzatorpedos mean?

2 Fill the gap: El submarino cargó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lanzatorpedos?

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