para-lama

/paɾɐˈlɐmɐ/

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

Forms

plural
os para-lamas

Meaning

  1. mudguard

    Built from para (stops (from parar)) + lama (mud).

    • O para-lama está sujo.

      The mudguard is dirty.

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

  • para stops (from parar)
  • lama mud

Similar words

guarda-lama

guarda-lama and para-lama are close synonyms for "mudguard," a regional variant, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

guardabarros

guardabarros is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mudguard."

Practice

1 What does para-lama mean?

2 Fill the gap: O para-___ está sujo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches para-lama?

nouncompound

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