esposo

/isˈpozu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os esposos

Meaning

  1. husband

    • Meu esposo chegou.

      My husband arrived.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

marido

marido is more common; esposo is slightly more formal — both mean "husband."

Similar in other languages

German

Ehemann

Ehemann is the German word for the same thing — both mean "husband."

Spanish

esposo

esposo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "husband."

Spanish

marido

marido is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "husband."

Practice

1 What does esposo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meu ___ chegou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esposo?

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