Polyglot Dictionary

títere

/ˈtiteɾe/

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

Forms

plural
los títeres

Meaning

  1. puppet

    • Hizo un títere.

      He made a puppet.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

marioneta

títere is sometimes more for hand puppets; marioneta specifically means a string puppet — both mean "puppet."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fantoche

fantoche is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "puppet."

Portuguese

marionete

marionete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "puppet."

Practice

1 What does títere mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hizo un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches títere?

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