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feminine

/ˈθena/ ES

/ˈsena/ MX

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Translation

dinner, supper

Word origin

From Latin cena ('dinner, the main meal of the day'). The same root gives English 'cenacle', the room of a shared supper.

Origin: Latin
Root: cena
English cognates: cenacle

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcenas

Examples

Dinner was ready when she got home after work.

I will prepare a special dinner to celebrate your birthday.

We arranged to have dinner and the dinner was truly delicious.

After dinner we went out for a walk.

The Christmas dinner is very special for my family.

Tonight the dinner is going to be very light.

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This word is part of lesson 14.