perro

/ˈpeɾo/

el noun A1

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 perros

Meaning

  1. dog

    • Mi perro se llama Max.

      My dog is called Max.

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

Similar words

can

perro is the everyday, common word for "dog"; can is literary or formal, used in legal, veterinary or poetic contexts.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cachorro

cachorro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dog."

Portuguese

cão

cão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dog."

Practice

1 What does perro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ se llama Max.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perro?

noun

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