Polyglot Dictionary

gota

/ˈɡotɐ/

a 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

Forms

plural
as gotas

Meaning

  1. drop

    • Uma gota caiu.

      A drop fell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pingo

gota is more formal or general, a drop of liquid, like medical drops; pingo is more colloquial or small, a tiny drop, and also means the dot over the letter "i."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

gota

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

Practice

1 What does gota mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ caiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gota?

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