repuesto

/reˈpwesto/

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 repuestos

Meaning

  1. spare part

    • Necesito un repuesto para el coche.

      I need a spare part for the car.

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

recambio

recambio and repuesto are close synonyms for "spare part," a regional variant — recambio more Spain, repuesto more Latin America.

Similar in other languages

German

Ersatzteil

Ersatzteil is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spare part."

Practice

1 What does repuesto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Necesito un ___ para el coche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches repuesto?

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