ovillo

/oˈβiʝo/

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

Forms

plural
ovillos

Meaning

  1. ball of wool

    • El gato jugaba con el ovillo.

      The cat played with the ball of wool.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Wollknäuel

Wollknäuel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ball of wool."

Practice

1 What does ovillo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El gato jugaba con el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ovillo?

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