pliego

/ˈpljeɣo/

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 pliegos

Meaning

  1. sheet

    • Un pliego de papel.

      A sheet of paper.

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

folio

pliego is more technical, a printing term for a full sheet before folding; folio is more everyday, a sheet or page of paper.

Similar in other languages

French

drap

drap is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sheet."

Portuguese

lençol

lençol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sheet."

Practice

1 What does pliego mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ de papel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pliego?

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