la
feminine
/aˈɾaɲa/
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Translation
spider, chandelier
Word origin
From Latin aranea ('spider, spider's web'). The branched shape of a spider's web later gave the word its second sense of a hanging chandelier.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aranea
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralarañas
Examples
.
There is a spider on the bathroom ceiling.
tejió .
The spider wove its web between the branches.
.
She is very afraid of spiders.
.
A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling of the hall.
.
The spider caught an insect in its web.
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