aterro

/aˈtexu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (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.

Forms

plural
os aterros

Meaning

  1. landfill

    • O lixo vai para o aterro.

      The rubbish goes to the landfill.

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

Spanish

vertedero

vertedero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "landfill."

Practice

1 What does aterro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O lixo vai para o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aterro?

noun

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