Polyglot Dictionary

mangouste

/mɑ̃.ɡust/

la noun B2

le (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
les mangoustes

Meaning

  1. mongoose

    • La mangouste affronte le serpent sans hésiter.

      The mongoose confronts the snake without hesitation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mangosta

mangosta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mongoose."

Portuguese

mangusto

mangusto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mongoose."

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: La ___ affronte le serpent sans hésiter.

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