garçom

/ɡaɾˈsõ/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
garçons

Meaning

  1. waiter

    • O garçom trouxe a conta.

      The waiter brought the bill.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

servidor

Close synonyms for a waiter; garçom is the traditional word, servidor the modern term (also "server" in the computing sense).

Similar in other languages

German

Kellner

Kellner is the German word for the same thing — both mean "waiter."

Spanish

camarero

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

French

serveur

serveur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "waiter."

Practice

1 What does garçom mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ trouxe a conta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garçom?

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