sobrepeso

/soβɾeˈpeso/

el 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
los sobrepesos

Meaning

  1. overweight

    Built from sobre (over) + peso (weight).

    • Tiene sobrepeso.

      He's overweight.

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

Made of

  • sobre over
  • peso weight

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

corpulência

Close — overweight relates to stoutness.

Practice

1 What does sobrepeso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sobrepeso?

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