Polyglot Dictionary

lápis

/ˈlapis/

o noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. pencil

    • Uso lápis.

      I use a pencil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Bleistift

Bleistift is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Spanish

lapicero

lapicero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Spanish

lápiz

lápiz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

French

crayon

crayon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Practice

1 What does lápis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uso ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lápis?

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