seso

/ˈseso/

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 sesos

Meaning

  1. brain

    • Perdió el seso.

      He lost his mind.

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

Similar words

cerebro

seso is a more colloquial or older word for "brain," also used for "sesos" as a food, offal; cerebro is the standard anatomical or modern word.

Similar in other languages

English

genius

Close, figuratively — a brain relates to a genius.

English

mind

Close, figuratively — the brain relates to the mind.

French

esprit

Close, figuratively — a brain relates to a mind, spirit.

Practice

1 What does seso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Perdió el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches seso?

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