tapabocas
/tapaˈβokas/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los tapabocas
Meaning
-
face mask
Built from tapa (covers (from tapar)) + bocas (mouths).
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Se puso un tapabocas.
He put on a face mask.
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Made of
- tapa covers (from tapar)
- bocas mouths
Similar words
mascarilla and tapabocas are close synonyms for "face mask"; tapabocas is more Latin American or colloquial, mascarilla more general or medical.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does tapabocas mean?
face mask
2 Fill the gap: Se puso un ___.
Full sentence: Se puso un tapabocas. (He put on a face mask.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tapabocas?
tapabocas: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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