Polyglot Dictionary

abrigo

/aˈbɾiɡu/

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

Forms

plural
os abrigos

Meaning

  1. shelter

    • Procuramos abrigo da chuva.

      We sought shelter from the rain.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

amparo

abrigo is more literal, a physical shelter or building; amparo is more figurative, support or protection, like legal or emotional support.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

refugio

refugio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shelter."

Practice

1 What does abrigo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Procuramos ___ da chuva.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abrigo?

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