Advertisement
🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

accesorio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak.seˈso.ɾjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prop/prɒp/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El actor dejó el accesorio en el camerino."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or movie.

    "The actor accidentally dropped an important prop during the critical scene."
  2. 2

    A pole, beam, or other structure used to prevent something from falling or to keep it in a desired position.

    "They used a sturdy wooden prop to keep the sagging roof from collapsing."
Advertisement

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'proppe', meaning a vine-pole or stopper, entering Middle English in the 15th century. Over time, the meaning evolved from a physical pole used to support something to a general term for any structural support or theatrical property.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Prop"?

Advertisement
Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Prop"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Prop" Synonym Map
Advertisement