percha

/ˈpeɾtʃa/

la 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
las perchas

Meaning

  1. hanger

    • Cuelga la chaqueta en la percha.

      Hang the jacket on the hanger.

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

colgador

colgador and percha are close synonyms for a clothes "hanger"; percha is more common and standard.

Similar in other languages

German

Bügel

Bügel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hanger."

Practice

1 What does percha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cuelga la chaqueta en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches percha?

noun

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