Polyglot Dictionary

cupim

/kuˈpĩ/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
cupins

Meaning

  1. termite

    • Há cupins na madeira.

      There are termites in the wood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

termita

termita is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "termite."

French

termite

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

Practice

1 What does cupim mean?

2 Fill the gap: Há ___ na madeira.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cupim?

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