Polyglot Dictionary

lata

/ˈlata/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las latas

Meaning

  1. tin, can

    • Abre la lata de atún.

      Open the tin of tuna.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

can

can is the English word for the same thing — both mean "tin, can."

Portuguese

lata

lata is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "can, tin" (cognates).

Practice

1 What does lata mean?

2 Fill the gap: Abre la ___ de atún.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lata?

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