peana

/peˈana/

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 peanas

Meaning

  1. pedestal

    • La estatua está sobre una peana.

      The statue is on a pedestal.

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

pedestal

peana is more for a statue or saint's base; pedestal is more general — both mean "pedestal."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pedestal

pedestal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pedestal."

Practice

1 What does peana mean?

2 Fill the gap: La estatua está sobre una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peana?

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