Polyglot Dictionary

aurora

/awˈɾoɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
auroras

Meaning

  1. dawn

    • La aurora boreal es hermosa.

      The northern lights are beautiful.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alborada

aurora is the more common, poetic or literary word for "dawn"; alborada is also literary, sometimes specifically referring to a dawn serenade or morning song tradition.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alvorada

alvorada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dawn."

Portuguese

amanhecer

amanhecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dawn."

Portuguese

aurora

aurora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dawn."

Practice

1 What does aurora mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ boreal es hermosa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aurora?

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