quebrantahuesos

/keβɾantaˈwesos/

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
quebrantahuesos

Meaning

  1. bearded vulture

    Built from quebrantar (break) + huesos (bones).

    • El quebrantahuesos anida en el risco.

      The bearded vulture nests on the crag.

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

  • quebrantar break
  • huesos bones

Practice

1 What does quebrantahuesos mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ anida en el risco.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quebrantahuesos?

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