monstruo

/ˈmonstɾwo/

el noun B1

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 monstruos

Meaning

  1. monster

    • El niño teme al monstruo.

      The child fears the monster.

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

ogro

Close synonyms for "ogre, monster."

Similar in other languages

French

monstre

monstre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "monster."

Portuguese

monstro

monstro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "monster."

Practice

1 What does monstruo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El niño teme al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches monstruo?

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