surco

/ˈsuɾko/

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 surcos

Meaning

  1. furrow

    • El arado dejó un surco.

      The plough left a furrow.

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

arruga

Close — arruga is a wrinkle, surco is a furrow; both describe a line or groove.

Similar in other languages

German

Furche

Furche is the German word for the same thing — both mean "furrow."

Portuguese

rego

rego is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "furrow."

Practice

1 What does surco mean?

2 Fill the gap: El arado dejó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches surco?

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