pé-de-moleque

/pɛdʒimoˈlɛki/

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 pés-de-moleque

Meaning

  1. peanut brittle

    Built from pé (foot) + de (of) + moleque (lad).

    • Comprei pé-de-moleque.

      I bought peanut brittle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • pé foot
  • de of
  • moleque lad

Practice

1 What does pé-de-moleque mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comprei pé-de-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pé-de-moleque?

nouncompound

Last updated