pena

/ˈpenɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
as penas

Meaning

  1. feather, pity

    • Que pena!

      What a pity!

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

pluma

Close synonyms for "feather, plume"; note pena's separate, unrelated meaning "pity."

Practice

1 What does pena mean?

2 Fill the gap: Que ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pena?

noun

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