manirroto

/maniˈroto/

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 manirrotos

Meaning

  1. spendthrift

    Built from mano (hand) + roto (broken).

    • Es un manirroto con el dinero.

      He is a spendthrift with money.

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

  • mano hand
  • roto broken

Practice

1 What does manirroto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ con el dinero.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches manirroto?

nouncompound

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