la

feminine

/ˈboða/

#639 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

wedding

Word origin

From Latin vota, the plural of votum ('vow, promise'), referring to the marriage vows. The same votum gives English 'vote', 'vow' and 'votive'.

Origin: Latin
Root: vota
English cognates: vote, vow, votive

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralbodas

Examples

The wedding was a simple but very lovely ceremony.

We attended the wedding of our best friends on Saturday.

The wedding took place in a small village church.

I have been saving money for months to pay for my own wedding.

Tomorrow is our wedding and I still have not slept.

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La llamada
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This word is part of lesson 13.