palmo

/ˈpalmo/

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

Forms

plural
palmos

Meaning

  1. span

    • Creció un palmo.

      He grew a span.

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

Similar words

puente

Close, figuratively — a bridge spans a distance, like a palmo (span).

Similar in other languages

German

Brückenbogen

Close — a bridge arch spans a distance, like a Brückenbogen.

English

bridge

Close, figuratively — a span relates to a bridge.

Practice

1 What does palmo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Creció un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palmo?

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