violoncelo

/vjolõˈsɛlu/

o 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
os violoncelos

Meaning

  1. cello

    • Toca violoncelo.

      She plays the cello.

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

cello

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

French

violoncelle

violoncelle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cello."

Practice

1 What does violoncelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Toca ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches violoncelo?

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