Spanish Conversation · Level 113
60 words
Spanish word
pictograma
Pronunciation
IPA/piktoˈɣɾama/
Meaning
- masculine nounpictogram
Example
En el baño hay un pictograma de hombre y mujer.
There is a pictogram of a man and a woman in the bathroom.
More examples
En la puerta hay un pictograma de no fumar.
There is a no smoking pictogram on the door.
Core concept
Concise picture-based sign representing an object, action, or rule across languages.
Common phrases
pictograma de accesibilidad
accessibility pictogram
pictograma de no fumar
no smoking pictogram
pictograma de reciclaje
recycling pictogram
Similar words
señal: Visual sign or display indicating warnings, directions, or informational messages in public spaces.
símbolo: Mark or emblem representing an idea, role, or culturally agreed meaning or concept.
icono: Simple pictorial sign indicating a function, item, or category, often used in interfaces.
Definition in Spanish
Símbolo gráfico sencillo que, mediante una imagen, indica una idea, un objeto o una norma sin depender del idioma.
Word origin
The word traces through Italian pictogramma to Latin pictus 'painted' and Greek gramma 'written thing', so pictograma literally denotes a painted or drawn sign used to convey meaning.
Usage tips
- Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, pictograma, and the word has no written accent in Spanish.
Related words
- pictográficopictographicadjective