sacamanchas

/sakaˈmantʃas/

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 sacamanchas

Meaning

  1. stain remover

    Built from saca (removes (from sacar)) + manchas (stains).

    • Aplica un sacamanchas a la camisa.

      Apply a stain remover to the shirt.

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 removes (from sacar)
  • manchas stains

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tira-manchas

tira-manchas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stain remover."

Practice

1 What does sacamanchas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aplica un ___ a la camisa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sacamanchas?

nouncompound

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