seca

/ˈsekɐ/

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

Forms

plural
as secas

Meaning

  1. drought

    • Houve uma seca.

      There was a drought.

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

Dürre

Dürre is the German word for the same thing — both mean "drought."

Spanish

sequía

sequía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drought."

French

sécheresse

sécheresse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "drought."

Practice

1 What does seca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches seca?

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