pasamanos

/pasaˈmanos/

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
pasamanos

Meaning

  1. handrail

    • Agárrate al pasamanos.

      Hold the handrail.

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

barandilla

barandilla and pasamanos are close synonyms for "handrail, banister," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

rampe

rampe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "handrail."

Portuguese

corrimão

corrimão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "handrail."

Practice

1 What does pasamanos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Agárrate al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pasamanos?

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