capim

/kaˈpĩ/

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
capins

Meaning

  1. grass

    • O gado come capim.

      Cattle eat grass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Similar words

grama

capim is more about wild or tall grass, used for animal feed or thatching; grama is more about cultivated lawn grass.

Similar in other languages

German

Gras

Gras is the German word for the same thing — both mean "grass."

French

herbe

herbe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "grass."

Practice

1 What does capim mean?

2 Fill the gap: O gado come ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches capim?

noun

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