subsuelo

/suβˈswelo/

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 subsuelos

Meaning

  1. subsoil

    Built from sub (under) + suelo (ground).

    • Bajo el subsuelo.

      Under the subsoil.

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

  • sub under
  • suelo ground

Practice

1 What does subsuelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bajo el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches subsuelo?

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