castigo

/kasˈtʃiɡu/

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 castigos

Meaning

  1. punishment

    • Foi um castigo justo.

      It was a fair punishment.

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

punição

castigo is slightly more about disciplinary or parental punishment; punição is more formal or legal, judicial punishment.

Similar in other languages

German

Bestrafung

Bestrafung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "punishment."

Spanish

castigo

castigo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "punishment."

Practice

1 What does castigo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um ___ justo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches castigo?

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