burla

/ˈbuɾla/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las burlas

Meaning

  1. mockery

    • Hizo burla de mi acento.

      He mocked my accent.

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

befa

burla is the more common, everyday word for "mockery, joke, prank"; befa is more literary or formal, a scornful mockery.

mofa

burla and mofa are close synonyms for "mockery," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Spott

Spott is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mockery."

Practice

1 What does burla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hizo ___ de mi acento.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches burla?

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