Polyglot Dictionary

témpano

/ˈtempano/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los témpanos

Meaning

  1. ice floe, block of ice

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does témpano mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un enorme ___ de hielo flotaba en el mar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches témpano?

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