Polyglot Dictionary

dádiva

/ˈdaðiβa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las dádivas

Meaning

  1. gift

    • Aceptó la dádiva.

      He accepted the gift.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

obsequio

dádiva and obsequio are close synonyms for "gift"; obsequio is more polite or formal, a token of appreciation, while dádiva is more literary, sometimes implying charity or alms.

don

don means "gift" in the sense of a natural talent, like a gift for music, or "Mr." as a title; dádiva is a literal, physical gift given to someone.

Similar in other languages

French

cadeau

cadeau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "gift."

Portuguese

dádiva

dádiva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gift."

Practice

1 What does dádiva mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aceptó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dádiva?

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