matasellos

/mataˈseʝos/

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.

Meaning

  1. postmark

    Built from mata (kills (from matar)) + sellos (stamps).

    • Mira el matasellos.

      Look at the postmark.

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

  • mata kills (from matar)
  • sellos stamps

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

tampon postal

tampon postal is the French word for the same thing — both mean "postmark."

Practice

1 What does matasellos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mira el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches matasellos?

nouncompound

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