ídolo

/ˈidolu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (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
os ídolos

Meaning

  1. idol

    • Ele é meu ídolo.

      He's my idol.

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

Similar words

deus

Worth distinguishing: an ídolo (idol) is often a worshipped image, not necessarily a deus (god) itself.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ídolo

ídolo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "idol."

Practice

1 What does ídolo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ele é meu ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ídolo?

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