borda

/ˈbɔɾdɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
as bordas

Meaning

  1. edge

    • Na borda da mesa.

      At the edge of the table.

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

beira

beira is more about the edge of a natural feature, like a riverbank, "beira-mar," seaside; borda is more general, the edge or border of any object, like a plate's rim.

Similar in other languages

German

Kante

Kante is the German word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Spanish

borde

borde is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Spanish

filo

filo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Practice

1 What does borda mean?

2 Fill the gap: Na ___ da mesa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches borda?

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