tiovivo

/tjoˈβiβo/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los tiovivos

Meaning

  1. merry-go-round

    Built from tío (uncle) + vivo (alive, lively).

    • Los niños suben al tiovivo.

      The children ride the merry-go-round.

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

  • tío uncle
  • vivo alive, lively

Practice

1 What does tiovivo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los niños suben al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tiovivo?

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