anfitrião

/ɐ̃fitɾiˈɐ̃w/

o noun B2

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 anfitriões

Meaning

  1. host

    • O anfitrião serviu o jantar.

      The host served dinner.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Gastgeber

Gastgeber is the German word for the same thing — both mean "host."

Spanish

anfitrión

anfitrión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "host."

Practice

1 What does anfitrião mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ serviu o jantar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anfitrião?

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