sabandija

/saβanˈdixa/

la 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
las sabandijas

Meaning

  1. vermin

    • Hay sabandijas.

      There's vermin.

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

alimaña

sabandija specifically refers to a repulsive small creature or bug, also figuratively an unpleasant person; alimaña typically refers to a harmful or predatory small animal, vermin like a fox threatening livestock.

Practice

1 What does sabandija mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sabandija?

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