rio

/ˈxiu/

o noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os rios

Meaning

  1. river

    • O rio atravessa a cidade.

      The river runs through the city.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Fluss

Fluss is the German word for the same thing — both mean "river."

Spanish

fluvial

fluvial is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "river."

Spanish

río

río is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "river."

French

rivière

rivière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "river."

Practice

1 What does rio mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ atravessa a cidade.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rio?

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