relâmpago

/xeˈlɐ̃paɡu/

o 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os relâmpagos

Meaning

  1. lightning

    • Caiu um relâmpago.

      Lightning struck.

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

Spanish

relámpago

relámpago is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lightning."

French

éclair

éclair is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lightning."

Practice

1 What does relâmpago mean?

2 Fill the gap: Caiu um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches relâmpago?

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