Polyglot Dictionary

obelisco

/obeˈlisku/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os obeliscos

Meaning

  1. obelisk

    • O obelisco se ergue na praça.

      The obelisk stands in the square.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

obelisco

obelisco is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "obelisk."

French

obélisque

obélisque is the French word for the same thing — both mean "obelisk."

Practice

1 What does obelisco mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ se ergue na praça.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches obelisco?

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