Polyglot Dictionary

soneca

/soˈnɛkɐ/

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

Forms

plural
as sonecas

Meaning

  1. nap

    • Tirei uma soneca.

      I took a nap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cochilo

cochilo and soneca are close synonyms for "nap," largely interchangeable; soneca is the more common everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

siesta

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

French

sieste

sieste is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nap."

Practice

1 What does soneca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tirei uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soneca?

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