pequeño

/peˈkeɲo/

adjective A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. small

    • Tengo un coche pequeño.

      I have a small car.

Similar words

infinitesimal

Worth distinguishing: infinitesimal is an extreme degree of pequeño (small).

esbelto

Worth distinguishing: pequeño (small, overall size) and esbelto (slender, shape) are easy to conflate.

menor

Close, near-synonym for "smaller, small."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pequeno

pequeno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "small."

Practice

1 What does pequeño mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo un coche ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pequeño?

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