rayo

/ˈraʝo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
los rayos

Meaning

  1. ray; lightning bolt

    • Un rayo cayó cerca.

      A lightning bolt struck nearby.

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

Portuguese

trave

Close, figuratively — a ray relates to a beam.

English

beam

Close — a ray relates to a beam.

Practice

1 What does rayo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ cayó cerca.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rayo?

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