Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/ˈθena/

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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.

celebrar .

I will prepare a special dinner to celebrate your birthday.

deliciosa.

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.

ligera.

Tonight the dinner is going to be very light.

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This word is part of lesson 14.