almena

/alˈmena/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
las almenas

Meaning

  1. battlement

    • Subió a la almena.

      He climbed the battlement.

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

English

crenellation

crenellation is the English word for the same thing — both mean "battlement."

Practice

1 What does almena mean?

2 Fill the gap: Subió a la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches almena?

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