pescuezo

/pesˈkweso/

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
los pescuezos

Meaning

  1. neck

    • Le retorció el pescuezo.

      He wrung its neck.

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

cuello

pescuezo is a more colloquial or informal word for "neck," often used for animals or humorously for a person's neck; cuello is the standard, neutral word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pescoço

pescoço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "neck."

Practice

1 What does pescuezo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le retorció el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pescuezo?

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