Polyglot Dictionary

palabra

/paˈlaβɾa/

la noun A1

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 palabras

Meaning

  1. word

    • No entiendo esta palabra.

      I don't understand this word.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

vocablo

vocablo is a more formal or linguistic term; palabra is the everyday word for "word."

Similar in other languages

English

scripture

Close, figuratively — "the Word" relates to scripture.

Practice

1 What does palabra mean?

2 Fill the gap: No entiendo esta ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palabra?

noun

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