lirio

/ˈliɾjo/

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 lirios

Meaning

  1. iris, lily

    • Puso un lirio en el jarrón.

      She put a lily in the vase.

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

iris

lirio primarily means "lily," and also "iris"; iris means "iris," the flower, or the eye part — worth knowing the dual meaning.

Similar in other languages

English

flag

Close — a lirio (iris) is sometimes called "a flag" (the flower).

Practice

1 What does lirio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Puso un ___ en el jarrón.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lirio?

noun

Last updated