mortaja

/moɾˈtaxa/

la 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.

Forms

plural
las mortajas

Meaning

  1. shroud

    • Lo envolvieron en una mortaja.

      They wrapped him in a shroud.

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

sudario

mortaja and sudario are close synonyms for "shroud," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does mortaja mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo envolvieron en una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mortaja?

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