coliseu

/koliˈzew/

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 coliseus

Meaning

  1. coliseum

    • Milhares assistiam às lutas no coliseu.

      Thousands watched the fights in the coliseum.

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

anfiteatro

Close, near-identical historical structures — "coliseum, amphitheatre."

Similar in other languages

French

colisée

colisée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "coliseum."

Practice

1 What does coliseu mean?

2 Fill the gap: Milhares assistiam às lutas no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches coliseu?

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