plegaria

/pleˈɣaɾja/

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 plegarias

Meaning

  1. prayer

    • Rezó una plegaria.

      He said a prayer.

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

rezo

plegaria is more formal or literary; rezo is more everyday — both mean "prayer."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

reza

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

Portuguese

rezador

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

Practice

1 What does plegaria mean?

2 Fill the gap: Rezó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches plegaria?

noun

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