grife

/ˈɡɾifi/

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

Forms

plural
as grifes

Meaning

  1. brand

    • É uma grife famosa.

      It's a famous label.

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

marca

grife specifically means a fashion or luxury brand; marca is more general, any brand.

Similar in other languages

French

marque

marque is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brand."

Practice

1 What does grife mean?

2 Fill the gap: É uma ___ famosa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grife?

noun

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