Polyglot Dictionary

tira

/ˈtiɾa/

la noun B2

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 tiras

Meaning

  1. strip

    • Cortó una tira de papel.

      He cut a strip of paper.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

franja

tira and franja are close synonyms for "strip, band," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tira

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

Practice

1 What does tira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cortó una ___ de papel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tira?

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