runrún

/runˈrun/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
runrunes

Meaning

  1. murmur

    • Hay un runrún en la sala.

      There's a murmur in the room.

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

murmullo

murmullo and runrún are close synonyms for "murmur"; runrún is more colloquial, and also means "a rumor going around."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

burburinho

burburinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "murmur."

Portuguese

murmúrio

murmúrio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "murmur."

Practice

1 What does runrún mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay un ___ en la sala.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches runrún?

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