ratoeira

/xaˈtwejɾɐ/

a 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
as ratoeiras

Meaning

  1. mousetrap

    • A ratoeira disparou.

      The mousetrap snapped.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Mausefalle

Mausefalle is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mousetrap."

Spanish

ratonera

ratonera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mousetrap."

Practice

1 What does ratoeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ disparou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ratoeira?

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