canguru

/kɐ̃ɡuˈɾu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os cangurus

Meaning

  1. kangaroo

    • O canguru saltou.

      The kangaroo jumped.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

canguro

canguro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kangaroo."

French

kangourou

kangourou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kangaroo."

Practice

1 What does canguru mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ saltou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canguru?

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