pisapapeles

/pisapaˈpeles/

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 pisapapeles

Meaning

  1. paperweight

    Built from pisa (presses (from pisar)) + papeles (papers).

    • Puso un pisapapeles sobre las hojas.

      He put a paperweight on the sheets.

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

  • pisa presses (from pisar)
  • papeles papers

Practice

1 What does pisapapeles mean?

2 Fill the gap: Puso un ___ sobre las hojas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pisapapeles?

nouncompound

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