Polyglot Dictionary

cordilheira

/koɾdʒiˈʎejɾɐ/

a 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
as cordilheiras

Meaning

  1. mountain range

    • A cordilheira dos Andes.

      The Andes mountain range.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

serra

cordilheira and serra are close synonyms for "mountain range"; serra also separately means "saw," an unrelated tool.

Similar in other languages

German

Bergkette

Bergkette is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

German

Gebirge

Gebirge is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

German

Gebirgskette

Gebirgskette is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

Practice

1 What does cordilheira mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ dos Andes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cordilheira?

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