hulla

/ˈuʝa/

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
las hullas

Meaning

  1. coal

    • La hulla es un carbón.

      Hard coal is a type of coal.

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

carbón

hulla specifically means "coal" in the geological or mining sense, a specific type like bituminous coal; carbón is the general, everyday word for "coal," including charcoal.

Similar in other languages

German

Kohle

Kohle is the German word for the same thing — both mean "coal."

French

charbon

charbon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "coal."

Practice

1 What does hulla mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ es un carbón.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hulla?

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