mate

/ˈmate/

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 mates

Meaning

  1. mate tea; checkmate

    • Bebemos mate.

      We drink mate.

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

Similar in other languages

English

checkmate

checkmate is the English word for the same thing — both mean "mate (chess)."

Practice

1 What does mate mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bebemos ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mate?

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