Polyglot Dictionary

sosiego

/soˈsjeɣo/

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 sosiegos

Meaning

  1. calm

    • Buscó sosiego.

      He sought calm.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

calma

sosiego is more literary, for tranquility or peace of mind; calma is the everyday word for "calm."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tranquilo

tranquilo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "calm."

Practice

1 What does sosiego mean?

2 Fill the gap: Buscó ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sosiego?

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