siniestro

/siˈnjestɾo/

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 Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
los siniestros

Meaning

  1. accident, disaster

    • Hubo un siniestro.

      There was a disaster.

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

desastre

desastre and siniestro are close synonyms for "disaster"; siniestro also separately means "accident," specifically an insurance claim event.

Practice

1 What does siniestro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches siniestro?

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