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/ʝaˈmaða/

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Translation

call, phone call

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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

Genderfeminine
Pluralllamadas

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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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 6: llamada, disparar, vender and 7 more words.