fuzil

/fuˈziw/

o 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
fuzis

Meaning

  1. rifle

    • Carregava um fuzil.

      He carried a rifle.

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

rifle

fuzil and rifle are close synonyms for "rifle"; fuzil is more military or formal, rifle more general or a hunting context.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fusil

fusil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rifle."

Spanish

rifle

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

Practice

1 What does fuzil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Carregava um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fuzil?

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