pasatiempo

/pasaˈtjempo/

el noun B1

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
los pasatiempos

Meaning

  1. pastime

    Built from pasa (passes (from pasar)) + tiempo (time).

    • Mi pasatiempo es pintar.

      My pastime is painting.

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

  • pasa passes (from pasar)
  • tiempo time

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

passatempo

passatempo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pastime."

Practice

1 What does pasatiempo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ es pintar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pasatiempo?

nouncompound

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