Polyglot Dictionary

mechero

/meˈtʃeɾo/

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

Forms

plural
los mecheros

Meaning

  1. lighter

    • Dame el mechero.

      Give me the lighter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

encendedor

encendedor and mechero are close synonyms for "cigarette lighter," a regional variant; mechero is more common in Spain, encendedor more common in Latin America.

Similar in other languages

French

briquet

briquet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lighter."

Portuguese

isqueiro

isqueiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lighter."

Practice

1 What does mechero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dame el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mechero?

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