Polyglot Dictionary

muérdago

/ˈmweɾðaɣo/

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 muérdagos

Meaning

  1. mistletoe

    • Es tradición besarse bajo el muérdago.

      It's tradition to kiss under the mistletoe.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A specific botanical/festive term, less common than everyday Christmas words -- most learners meet it only in the "kiss under the mistletoe" context.

Practice

1 What does muérdago mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es tradición besarse bajo el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches muérdago?

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