Polyglot Dictionary

vala

/ˈvalɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as valas

Meaning

  1. ditch

    • Caiu na vala.

      He fell in the ditch.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fosso

fosso and vala are close synonyms for "ditch"; fosso also separately means "moat."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

zanja

zanja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ditch."

Practice

1 What does vala mean?

2 Fill the gap: Caiu na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vala?

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