caça aos ovos

/ˈkasa aws ˈɔvus/

a 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
as caças aos ovos

Meaning

  1. egg hunt

    Built from caça (hunt) + ovos (eggs).

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

Made of

  • caça hunt
  • ovos eggs

Practice

1 What does caça aos ovos mean?

2 Fill the gap: As crianças adoram a caça aos ___ de Páscoa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caça aos ovos?

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