Polyglot Dictionary

mote

/ˈmote/

el 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

Forms

plural
los motes

Meaning

  1. nickname

    • Tiene un mote divertido.

      He has a funny nickname.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

apodo

mote is a more colloquial word for "nickname," sometimes with a slightly mocking edge; apodo is the general term.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apelido

apelido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nickname."

Practice

1 What does mote mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene un ___ divertido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mote?

noun

Last updated