discoteca

/dʒiskoˈtɛkɐ/

a 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
as discotecas

Meaning

  1. nightclub

    • Foram à discoteca.

      They went to the nightclub.

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

boate

discoteca is more about dancing specifically, a disco; boate is more general, a nightclub that can include non-dancing venues.

Similar in other languages

German

Diskothek

Diskothek is the German word for the same thing — both mean "nightclub."

Spanish

discoteca

discoteca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nightclub."

French

discothèque

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

Practice

1 What does discoteca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foram à ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches discoteca?

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