sacamuelas

/sakaˈmwelas/

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 sacamuelas

Meaning

  1. tooth puller (old)

    Built from saca (pulls out (from sacar)) + muelas (molars).

    • El sacamuelas del pueblo curaba dientes.

      The village tooth puller treated teeth.

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 pulls out (from sacar)
  • muelas molars

Practice

1 What does sacamuelas mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del pueblo curaba dientes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sacamuelas?

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