Polyglot Dictionary

lança

/ˈlɐ̃sɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as lanças

Meaning

  1. spear

    • Arremessou a lança.

      He hurled the spear.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Speer

Speer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spear."

Spanish

lanza

lanza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "spear."

Practice

1 What does lança mean?

2 Fill the gap: Arremessou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lança?

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