saña

/ˈsaɲa/

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.

Meaning

  1. fury

    • Lo golpeó con saña.

      He hit him savagely.

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

furia

saña is more literary or intense, implying cruelty or vindictiveness in the fury; furia is more general intense anger.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fúria

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

Practice

1 What does saña mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo golpeó con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches saña?

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