concurso

/kõˈkuɾsu/

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 concursos

Meaning

  1. contest

    • Ganhou o concurso.

      He won the contest.

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

certame

certame is a formal or literary word for "contest"; concurso is the everyday general word.

Similar in other languages

French

concours

concours is the French word for the same thing — both mean "contest."

Practice

1 What does concurso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ganhou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches concurso?

noun

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