matrícula

/maˈtɾikula/

la 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
las matrículas

Meaning

  1. registration

    Besides enrollment or registration (as in the example, a school enrollment fee), matrícula is also the everyday word for a car's license plate.

    • Pagó la matrícula.

      He paid the enrolment fee.

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

Portuguese

cadastro

cadastro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "registration."

Portuguese

inscrição

inscrição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "registration."

Practice

1 What does matrícula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pagó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches matrícula?

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