sombrinha

/sõˈbɾiɲɐ/

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 sombrinhas

Meaning

  1. parasol

    • Abri a sombrinha.

      I opened the parasol.

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

guarda-sol

sombrinha is more about a small decorative parasol, or a small folding umbrella; guarda-sol is more general, like a beach umbrella.

Similar in other languages

German

Sonnenschirm

Sonnenschirm is the German word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Spanish

parasol

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

Spanish

quitasol

quitasol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Practice

1 What does sombrinha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Abri a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sombrinha?

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