Polyglot Dictionary

cauda

/ˈkawdɐ/

a 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

Forms

plural
as caudas

Meaning

  1. tail

    • O cão abana a cauda.

      The dog wags its tail.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rabo

cauda is more formal or elegant, also used for non-animal tails, like a comet's tail or a dress's train; rabo is more colloquial and everyday — both mean "tail."

Similar in other languages

German

Schwanz

Schwanz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tail."

Spanish

rabo

rabo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tail."

Practice

1 What does cauda mean?

2 Fill the gap: O cão abana a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cauda?

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