rugido

/ruˈxiðo/

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 rugidos

Meaning

  1. roar

    • Se oyó un rugido.

      A roar was heard.

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

bramido

rugido is the standard word for an animal's roar, like a lion; bramido is more about the bellow of large animals like bulls, or the sea or wind roaring.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rugido

rugido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "roar."

Practice

1 What does rugido mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se oyó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rugido?

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