Polyglot Dictionary

mina

/ˈminɐ/

a 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

Forms

plural
as minas

Meaning

  1. mine

    • Trabalha na mina.

      He works in the mine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

garimpo

garimpo is a specifically Brazilian, informal or artisanal mining site, like for gold; mina is a general, more formal mine, like a coal mine.

Similar in other languages

German

Bergwerk

Bergwerk is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mine."

Spanish

mina

mina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mine."

French

mien

mien is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mine."

Practice

1 What does mina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trabalha na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mina?

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