Polyglot Dictionary

semilla

/seˈmiʝa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las semillas

Meaning

  1. seed

    • Planto una semilla en la maceta.

      I plant a seed in the pot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

simiente

simiente is more literary or agricultural; semilla is the everyday word for "seed."

Similar in other languages

French

graine

graine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "seed."

Portuguese

semente

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

Practice

1 What does semilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Planto una ___ en la maceta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches semilla?

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