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zócalo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basement noun A floor of a building below ground level.
  • plaza noun An open public square in a town or city.
  • plinth noun A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
  • socket noun A hollow opening designed to hold or receive a matching part, such as an electrical plug or a light bulb.

Senses

zócalo is used for these senses in English:

  • basement (geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
  • plaza A town's public square.
  • plinth A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
  • skirting board (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, carpentry, interior decoration) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks.
  • socket (computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
  • town square An open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, used for community gatherings.

basement — full definition

  1. noun A floor of a building below ground level.
  2. noun Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
  3. noun A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
  4. noun Last place in a sports conference's standings.

plaza — full definition

  1. noun An open public square in a town or city.
  2. noun A shopping centre or strip mall.

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