muela

/ˈmwela/

la 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las muelas

Meaning

  1. molar tooth

    • Me duele una muela.

      I have a toothache.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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English

grinder

Close, figuratively — a molar tooth grinds food, like a grinder.

Practice

1 What does muela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me duele una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches muela?

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