entulho

/ẽˈtuʎu/

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

Forms

plural
os entulhos

Meaning

  1. rubble

    • Retiraram o entulho.

      They removed the rubble.

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

escombro

entulho and escombro are close synonyms for "rubble," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Schutt

Schutt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "rubble."

German

Trümmer

Trümmer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "rubble."

Spanish

escombros

escombros is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rubble."

Practice

1 What does entulho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Retiraram o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entulho?

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