picapedrero

/pikapeˈðɾeɾo/

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 picapedreros

Meaning

  1. stonecutter

    Built from pica (chips (from picar)) + pedrero (of stone).

    • El picapedrero talla el bloque.

      The stonecutter carves the block.

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

Made of

  • pica chips (from picar)
  • pedrero of stone

Practice

1 What does picapedrero mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ talla el bloque.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches picapedrero?

nouncompound

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