encomienda

/enkoˈmjenda/

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

Forms

plural
encomiendas

Meaning

  1. parcel, commission

    • Recibió una encomienda.

      He received a parcel.

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

comisión

comisión and encomienda are close synonyms for "commission"; encomienda also separately means "parcel."

Similar in other languages

German

Packung

Close — a package relates to a parcel.

English

package

Close — a parcel relates to a package.

French

paquet

Close — a parcel relates to a packet, package.

Practice

1 What does encomienda mean?

2 Fill the gap: Recibió una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches encomienda?

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