pitillo

/piˈtiʝo/

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 pitillos

Meaning

  1. cigarette

    • Se fumó un pitillo.

      He smoked a cigarette.

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

cigarrillo

pitillo is a colloquial, informal word for "cigarette," common in Spain; cigarrillo is the standard word.

Similar in other languages

German

Zigarette

Zigarette is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cigarette."

Portuguese

cigarro

cigarro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cigarette."

Practice

1 What does pitillo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se fumó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pitillo?

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