poesía

/poeˈsia/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Artistic Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: artistic. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las poesías

Meaning

  1. poetry

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

copla

copla specifically means a copla, a traditional Spanish folk verse or song, often with a set rhythmic and rhyme structure; poesía is the general word for poetry of any kind, style, or era.

Similar in other languages

German

Lyrik

Lyrik is the German word for the same thing — both mean "poetry."

Portuguese

poesia

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

Practice

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3 Which fingerprint chart matches poesía?

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