limpiabotas

/limpjaˈβotas/

el 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
los limpiabotas

Meaning

  1. shoeshine

    Built from limpia (cleans (from limpiar)) + botas (boots).

    • El limpiabotas trabaja en la plaza.

      The shoeshine works in the square.

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

  • limpia cleans (from limpiar)
  • botas boots

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Schuhputzer

Schuhputzer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shoeshine."

Practice

1 What does limpiabotas mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ trabaja en la plaza.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches limpiabotas?

nouncompound

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