Polyglot Dictionary

pólvora

/ˈpolβoɾa/

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

Meaning

  1. gunpowder

    • La pólvora se inventó en China.

      Gunpowder was invented in China.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Schießpulver

Schießpulver is the German word for the same thing — both mean "gunpowder."

Practice

1 What does pólvora mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ se inventó en China.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pólvora?

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