Polyglot Dictionary

colina

/koˈlina/

la noun B1

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 colinas

Meaning

  1. hill

    • La casa está en una colina.

      The house is on a hill.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cerro

cerro and colina are close synonyms for "hill," largely interchangeable; cerro maybe implies a bit more rugged or rocky terrain.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

colina

colina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hill."

Portuguese

morro

morro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hill."

Practice

1 What does colina mean?

2 Fill the gap: La casa está en una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colina?

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