porão

/poˈɾɐ̃w/

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 porões

Meaning

  1. basement

    • Desci ao porão.

      I went down to the basement.

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

Similar words

adega

Close synonyms for "cellar, basement."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sótano

sótano is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "basement."

French

sous-sol

sous-sol is the French word for the same thing — both mean "basement."

Practice

1 What does porão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Desci ao ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches porão?

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