la
feminine
/ˈθeɾa/
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Translation
wax
Word origin
From Latin cera ('wax'). The same root survives in English 'cerumen', the technical word for earwax.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cera
- English cognates
- cerumen
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralceras
Examples
hechas .
The candles are made of wax.
abejas .
Bees produce wax to build the honeycomb.
capa protegerlo.
He put a coat of wax on the car to protect it.
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Do you have coloured crayons for the children?
derritió .
The wax melted in the heat of the sun.
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