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📚 topo has 4 definitions
A small brown mole with a pink nose and large claws peeking out from a mound of dirt in a green field.

topo

TOH-poh

nounmA2
mole?the small animal that digs underground
Also:shrew?sometimes used loosely for similar small digging animals

📝 In Action

Hay un topo haciendo túneles en mi jardín.

A2

There is a mole making tunnels in my garden.

Los topos tienen una vista muy débil.

B1

Moles have very weak eyesight.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • madriguera de topo – mole hole / burrow

Idioms & Expressions

  • ser un topo – to be very short-sighted or blind to something obvious
  • corto de vista como un topo – blind as a bat / very poor vision

💡 Grammar Points

One Gender for Both Sexes

In Spanish, the word 'topo' is always masculine. To specify a female mole, you say 'el topo hembra' rather than changing the word to 'topa'.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Moles on the Skin

Mistake: "Using 'topo' to describe a beauty mark or mole on your face."

Correction: Use the word 'lunar' for skin marks. 'Topo' is only for the animal, the spy, or the pattern.

⭐ Usage Tips

Describing Vision

If a friend can't find their glasses, you can jokingly call them a 'topo' because moles are famous for not seeing well.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: topo

Question 1 of 2

If someone says your shirt has 'muchos topos', what are they talking about?

📚 More Resources

Word Family

topera(mole hole) - noun
topetazo(a big bump or headbutt) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'topo' always mean the animal?

No! It can be the animal, a secret spy, a polka dot pattern, or even a form of the verb 'to bump into' (topar).

Is it 'el topo' or 'la topo'?

It is always 'el topo'. It is a masculine noun, even if you are talking about a female mole.