paraguas

/paˈɾaɣwas/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los paraguas

Meaning

  1. umbrella

    Built from para (stops (from parar)) + aguas (waters).

    • Lleva un paraguas, va a llover.

      Take an umbrella, it's going to rain.

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

Made of

  • para stops (from parar)
  • aguas waters

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

parapluie

parapluie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "umbrella."

Portuguese

guarda-chuva

guarda-chuva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "umbrella."

Practice

1 What does paraguas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lleva un ___, va a llover.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paraguas?

nouncompound

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