Polyglot Dictionary

forca

/ˈfoɾkɐ/

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 forcas

Meaning

  1. gallows

    • Jogamos forca.

      We played hangman.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

patíbulo

forca and patíbulo are close synonyms for "gallows," largely interchangeable; patíbulo is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

German

Galgen

Galgen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Spanish

horca

horca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Spanish

patíbulo

patíbulo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gallows."

Practice

1 What does forca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Jogamos ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches forca?

noun

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