grito

/ˈɡɾitu/

o noun B1

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
os gritos

Meaning

  1. shout

    • Ouvi um grito.

      I heard a shout.

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

berro

berro is slightly more raw or animalistic, a bellow or scream, also used for an animal's bray; grito is the general everyday word for "shout."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

grito

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

Practice

1 What does grito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ouvi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grito?

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