tocadiscos

/tokaˈðiskos/

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.

Meaning

  1. record player

    Built from toca (plays (from tocar)) + discos (records).

    • Pone un disco en el tocadiscos.

      He puts a record on the player.

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

  • toca plays (from tocar)
  • discos records

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Plattenspieler

Plattenspieler is the German word for the same thing — both mean "record player."

Practice

1 What does tocadiscos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pone un disco en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tocadiscos?

nouncompound

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