Polyglot Dictionary

sobrenombre

/soβɾeˈnombɾe/

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

Forms

plural
los sobrenombres

Meaning

  1. nickname

    Built from sobre (over, extra) + nombre (name).

    • Tiene un sobrenombre curioso.

      He has a curious nickname.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • sobre over, extra
  • nombre name

Similar words

apodo

apodo and sobrenombre are close synonyms for "nickname"; sobrenombre is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alcunha

alcunha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nickname."

Practice

1 What does sobrenombre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene un ___ curioso.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sobrenombre?

nouncompound

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