remolino

/remoˈlino/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los remolinos

Meaning

  1. whirlpool

    • Hay un remolino en el río.

      There's a whirlpool in the river.

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

vórtice

Close synonyms for "whirlpool, vortex."

Similar in other languages

French

tourbillon

tourbillon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "whirlpool."

Portuguese

redemoinho

redemoinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "whirlpool."

Practice

1 What does remolino mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay un ___ en el río.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches remolino?

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