simulacro

/simuˈlakɾo/

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 simulacros

Meaning

  1. drill

    • Hicieron un simulacro de incendio.

      They held a fire drill.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

furadeira

furadeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

Practice

1 What does simulacro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hicieron un ___ de incendio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches simulacro?

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