muro

/ˈmuɾu/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os muros

Meaning

  1. wall

    • O muro é alto.

      The wall is high.

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

muralha

muro is an exterior or garden wall; muralha is a large fortified wall, like a city wall — a different scale of "wall."

parede

muro is more exterior, like a garden wall; parede is more interior, like a room's wall.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

muro

muro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "wall."

Spanish

pared

pared is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "wall."

Practice

1 What does muro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ é alto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches muro?

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