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feminine

/ap/

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Translation

app (mobile application)

Word origin

A direct borrowing from English app, itself a clipping of application, from Latin applicare ('to attach, to apply'). Spanish keeps the English spelling and pronunciation and simply assigns it feminine gender, on the model of la aplicación.

Origin
English
Root
application
English cognates
apply, appliance

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralappsirregular

Examples

descargué .

I downloaded a new app to learn languages.

consume muchísima .

This app uses a huge amount of battery.

¿ gestionar ?

Which app do you use to manage your finances?

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