Polyglot Dictionary

estalactite

/eʃtalakˈtʃitʃi/

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 estalactites

Meaning

  1. stalactite

    • A estalactite pendia do teto da caverna.

      The stalactite hung from the cave ceiling.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

estalactita

estalactita is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "stalactite."

Practice

1 What does estalactite mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ pendia do teto da caverna.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estalactite?

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