Polyglot Dictionary

contrabando

/kõtɾaˈbɐ̃du/

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

Forms

plural
os contrabandos

Meaning

  1. smuggling

    Built from contra (against) + bando (band).

    • Preso por contrabando.

      Arrested for smuggling.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • contra against
  • bando band

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Schmuggel

Schmuggel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "smuggling."

Spanish

contrabando

contrabando is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "smuggling."

Practice

1 What does contrabando mean?

2 Fill the gap: Preso por ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contrabando?

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