Polyglot Dictionary

cascata

/kasˈkatɐ/

a 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

Forms

plural
as cascatas

Meaning

  1. waterfall

    • Vimos a cascata.

      We saw the waterfall.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cachoeira

cachoeira is more Brazilian and natural, a larger waterfall; cascata is more general, and can be smaller or artificial, like a garden cascade.

Similar in other languages

German

Wasserfall

Wasserfall is the German word for the same thing — both mean "waterfall."

Spanish

cascada

cascada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "waterfall."

French

cascade

cascade is the French word for the same thing — both mean "waterfall."

Practice

1 What does cascata mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vimos a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cascata?

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