Polyglot Dictionary

remolcador

/remolkaˈðoɾ/

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
remolcadores

Meaning

  1. tugboat

    • El remolcador arrastró el barco.

      The tugboat towed the ship.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tirón

Close — "tugboat" is literally named for "tugging"; tirón is a tug/pull.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rebocador

rebocador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tugboat."

Practice

1 What does remolcador mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ arrastró el barco.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches remolcador?

noun

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