arena

/aˈɾena/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las arenas

Meaning

  1. sand

    • Los niños juegan en la arena.

      The children play in the sand.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

sable

sable is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sand."

Portuguese

areia

areia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sand."

Practice

1 What does arena mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los niños juegan en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches arena?

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