rótula

/ˈrotula/

la 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
las rótulas

Meaning

  1. kneecap

    • Se dañó la rótula.

      He injured his kneecap.

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

French

rotule

rotule is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Portuguese

rótula

rótula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Practice

1 What does rótula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se dañó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rótula?

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