zelo

/ˈzelu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
os zelos

Meaning

  1. zeal

    • Trabalha com zelo.

      He works zealously.

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

Eifer

Eifer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "zeal."

Spanish

afán

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

Spanish

ahínco

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

Practice

1 What does zelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trabalha com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zelo?

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