Polyglot Dictionary

presilha de cabelo

/pɾeˈziʎa dʒi kaˈbelu/

a 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

Forms

plural
as presilhas de cabelo

Meaning

  1. hairpin

    • Ela prende o cabelo com uma presilha.

      She secures her hair with a hairpin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Haarnadel

Haarnadel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hairpin."

Spanish

horquilla

horquilla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hairpin."

French

épingle à cheveux

épingle à cheveux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hairpin."

Practice

1 What does presilha de cabelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela prende o cabelo com uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches presilha de cabelo?

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