legista

/leˈʒista/

o 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
os legistas

Meaning

  1. coroner

    • O legista examina a causa da morte.

      The coroner examines the cause of death.

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

Similar in other languages

French

médecin légiste

médecin légiste is the French word for the same thing — both mean "coroner."

Practice

1 What does legista mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ examina a causa da morte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches legista?

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