Polyglot Dictionary

murmullo

/muɾˈmuʝo/

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 murmullos

Meaning

  1. murmur

    • Se oía un murmullo.

      A murmur was heard.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

runrún

murmullo and runrún are close synonyms for "murmur"; runrún is more colloquial, and also means "a rumor going around."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

murmúrio

murmúrio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "murmur."

Practice

1 What does murmullo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se oía un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches murmullo?

noun

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