secamanos

/sekaˈmanos/

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 secamanos

Meaning

  1. hand dryer

    Built from seca (dries (from secar)) + manos (hands).

    • Seca las manos en el secamanos.

      Dry your hands under the hand dryer.

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

  • seca dries (from secar)
  • manos hands

Practice

1 What does secamanos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seca las manos en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches secamanos?

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