Polyglot Dictionary

mato

/ˈmatu/

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

Forms

plural
os matos

Meaning

  1. bush

    • Sumiu no mato.

      He vanished into the bush.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

moita

mato is a general term for wild vegetation or scrubland, "the bush"; moita specifically means a bush or shrub plant.

Similar in other languages

German

Busch

Busch is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bush."

French

buisson

buisson is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bush."

Practice

1 What does mato mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sumiu no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mato?

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