la
/ʝaˈmaða/
Translation
call, phone call
Word origin
From llamar ('to call'), from Latin clamare ('to cry out, call'). A llamada is literally a calling, hence a call.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- clamare
- English cognates
- claim, clamour
Grammar
Examples
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I received a call from my mother.
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I have to make an urgent call.
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I missed the call because I was at work.
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She hung up the call without saying anything else.
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I am expecting a call from the bank this afternoon.
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She hung up the call without saying goodbye.
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