conta-gotas

/kõtɐˈɡotɐs/

o 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os conta-gotas

Meaning

  1. dropper

    Built from conta (counts (from contar)) + gotas (drops).

    • Use um conta-gotas.

      Use a dropper.

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

  • conta counts (from contar)
  • gotas drops

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cuentagotas

cuentagotas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dropper."

Practice

1 What does conta-gotas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Use um conta-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches conta-gotas?

nouncompound

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