Polyglot Dictionary

celda

/ˈselda/

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
las celdas

Meaning

  1. cell

    • El preso está en su celda.

      The prisoner is in his cell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

calabozo

celda and calabozo both mean "cell," a prison cell; celda is more standard or modern, calabozo implies a darker, more dungeon-like cell.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cela

cela is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cell."

Portuguese

célula

célula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cell."

Practice

1 What does celda mean?

2 Fill the gap: El preso está en su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches celda?

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