pus

/ˈpus/

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.

Meaning

  1. pus

    • La herida tiene pus.

      The wound has pus.

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

German

Eiter

Eiter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pus."

Practice

1 What does pus mean?

2 Fill the gap: La herida tiene ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pus?

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