portero

/poɾˈteɾo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Sports Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: sports. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los porteros

Meaning

  1. goalkeeper; doorman

    • El portero paró el penalti.

      The goalkeeper saved the penalty.

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

Similar in other languages

English

goalie

goalie is the English word for the same thing — both mean "goalkeeper, goalie."

Practice

1 What does portero mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ paró el penalti.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches portero?

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