seta

/ˈseta/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las setas

Meaning

  1. mushroom

    • Recogimos setas en el bosque.

      We gathered mushrooms in the forest.

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

champiñón

champiñón specifically refers to the common cultivated white button mushroom; seta is the more general word for "mushroom," including wild mushrooms.

Similar in other languages

French

champignon

champignon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mushroom."

French

champignon comestible

champignon comestible is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mushroom."

Portuguese

cogumelo

cogumelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mushroom."

Practice

1 What does seta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Recogimos ___ en el bosque.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches seta?

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