Polyglot Dictionary

porta-malas

/pɔɾtɐˈmalɐs/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os porta-malas

Meaning

  1. boot (car)

    Built from porta (carries (from portar)) + malas (suitcases).

    • Coloquei a mala no porta-malas.

      I put the suitcase in the boot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • porta carries (from portar)
  • malas suitcases

Practice

1 What does porta-malas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Coloquei a mala no ___-malas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches porta-malas?

nouncompound

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