flanco

/ˈflɐ̃ku/

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 flancos

Meaning

  1. flank

    • Atacaram pelo flanco.

      They attacked the flank.

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

asa

Close — in military terms, "wing" can mean "flank," just like asa and flanco overlap here.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

flanco

flanco is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "flank."

Practice

1 What does flanco mean?

2 Fill the gap: Atacaram pelo ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flanco?

noun

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