grude

/ˈɡɾudʒi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
os grudes

Meaning

  1. glue

    • Passou grude.

      He applied glue.

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

cola

grude is more colloquial, a sticky homemade paste; cola is the standard everyday word — both mean "glue."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pegamento

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

French

colle

colle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "glue."

Practice

1 What does grude mean?

2 Fill the gap: Passou ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grude?

noun

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