pista

/ˈpista/

la noun B1

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 pistas

Meaning

  1. track; clue

    • La policía encontró una pista.

      The police found a clue.

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

hipódromo

Hipódromo is specifically a racecourse; pista is the general word for a track.

rumbo

Close — "to be on the right track" is close to "to be on the right course."

Practice

1 What does pista mean?

2 Fill the gap: La policía encontró una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pista?

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