Polyglot Dictionary

lápiz

/ˈlapis/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los lápices

Meaning

  1. pencil

    • Escribo con lápiz.

      I write with a pencil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lapicero

lápiz is the standard word for "pencil"; lapicero is a regional variant, and in some countries can also mean "pen."

Similar in other languages

French

crayon

crayon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Portuguese

lápis

lápis is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Practice

1 What does lápiz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Escribo con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lápiz?

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