buraco negro

/buˈɾaku ˈnegɾu/

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 buracos negros

Meaning

  1. black hole

    • Os cientistas estudam buracos negros.

      Scientists study black holes.

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

French

trou noir

trou noir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "black hole."

Practice

1 What does buraco negro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Os cientistas estudam ___ negros.

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