limpiacristales

/limpjakɾisˈtales/

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 limpiacristales

Meaning

  1. window cleaner

    Built from limpia (cleans (from limpiar)) + cristales (panes of glass).

    • Compré un limpiacristales.

      I bought a window cleaner.

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)
  • cristales panes of glass

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

laveur de vitres

laveur de vitres is the French word for the same thing — both mean "window cleaner."

Portuguese

limpador de vidros

limpador de vidros is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "window cleaner."

Practice

1 What does limpiacristales mean?

2 Fill the gap: Compré un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches limpiacristales?

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