sacabocados

/sakaβoˈkaðos/

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
los sacabocados

Meaning

  1. hole punch

    Built from saca (takes out (from sacar)) + bocados (bites).

    • Usa un sacabocados para el cuero.

      Use a punch for the leather.

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

  • saca takes out (from sacar)
  • bocados bites

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

perforatrice

perforatrice is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hole punch."

Practice

1 What does sacabocados mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usa un ___ para el cuero.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sacabocados?

nouncompound

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