peste

/ˈpeste/

la noun B2

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
las pestes

Meaning

  1. plague, stench

    • Hay una peste horrible.

      There's a horrible stench.

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

hedor

hedor and peste are close synonyms for "stench"; peste also separately means "plague," a disease.

Similar in other languages

English

pest

pest is the English word for the same thing — both mean "plague."

Practice

1 What does peste mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay una ___ horrible.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peste?

noun

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