vecindad

/besinˈdað/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. neighbourhood

    • Vivimos en buena vecindad.

      We live as good neighbours.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

barrio

vecindad refers more to the community of neighbors; barrio is the general word for "neighbourhood" as an area.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bairro

bairro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "neighbourhood."

Portuguese

vizinhança

vizinhança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "neighbourhood."

Practice

1 What does vecindad mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivimos en buena ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vecindad?

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