Polyglot Dictionary

estalo

/isˈtalu/

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

Forms

plural
os estalos

Meaning

  1. crack

    • Ouvi um estalo.

      I heard a crack.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

trinca

estalo is more about a cracking sound or snap; trinca is more about a crack in a surface — both mean "crack."

rachadura

estalo is more about a cracking sound or snap; rachadura is more about a crack or fissure, like in a wall — both mean "crack."

Similar in other languages

French

fissure

fissure is the French word for the same thing — both mean "crack."

Practice

1 What does estalo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ouvi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estalo?

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