sabelotodo

/saβeloˈtoðo/

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 sabelotodo

Meaning

  1. know-it-all

    Built from sabe (knows (from saber)) + lo (it) + todo (everything).

    • Es un sabelotodo insoportable.

      He is an unbearable know-it-all.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • sabe knows (from saber)
  • lo it
  • todo everything

Practice

1 What does sabelotodo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ insoportable.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sabelotodo?

nouncompound

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