la

feminine

/ˈkaɾta/

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Translation

letter, card, menu

Word origin

From Latin charta ('sheet of papyrus, paper'), borrowed from Greek khartes. The same root gives English 'card', 'chart' and 'charter'.

Genderfeminine

Pluralcartas

I received a letter from my grandmother with family news.

I would like to see the restaurant menu before deciding.

He wrote her a long letter to explain his decision.

manda .

Nobody has sent me a handwritten letter in years.

Repartió favorito.

He dealt the cards and we started playing the favourite game.

She wrote a very long letter to her best friend.

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This word is part of lesson 10.