quadril

/kwaˈdɾiw/

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
quadris

Meaning

  1. hip

    • Quebrou o quadril.

      He broke his hip.

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

Similar words

anca

anca is more used for animals, like a horse's haunch, or informally; quadril is the standard anatomical term for a human's "hip."

Similar in other languages

German

Hüfte

Hüfte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

Spanish

cadera

cadera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

French

hanche

hanche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

Practice

1 What does quadril mean?

2 Fill the gap: Quebrou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quadril?

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