Polyglot Dictionary

pulgar

/pulˈɣaɾ/

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

Forms

plural
pulgares

Meaning

  1. thumb

    • Levantó el pulgar.

      He raised his thumb.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pouce

pouce is the French word for the same thing — both mean "thumb."

Portuguese

polegar

polegar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thumb."

Practice

1 What does pulgar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Levantó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pulgar?

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