Polyglot Dictionary

escumadeira

/iskumaˈdejɾɐ/

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 escumadeiras

Meaning

  1. slotted spoon

    • Tirou com a escumadeira.

      He lifted it with the slotted spoon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

espumadera

espumadera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "slotted spoon."

Practice

1 What does escumadeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tirou com a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escumadeira?

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