portarretratos

/poɾtareˈtɾatos/

el noun B2

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
los portarretratos

Meaning

  1. photo frame

    Built from porta (carries (from portar)) + retratos (portraits).

    • Coloqué la foto en un portarretratos.

      I put the photo in a frame.

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

  • porta carries (from portar)
  • retratos portraits

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

cadre photo

cadre photo is the French word for the same thing — both mean "photo frame."

Portuguese

porta-retrato

porta-retrato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "photo frame."

Practice

1 What does portarretratos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Coloqué la foto en un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches portarretratos?

nouncompound

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