la
feminine
/ˈmaɾka/
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Translation
brand, mark
Word origin
From Germanic 'marka' ('boundary, border mark'), borrowed into the Romance languages. The same root gives English mark and march (a border region).
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- marka
- English cognates
- mark, march
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmarcas
Examples
.
That clothing brand is very expensive in my country.
.
He has a red mark on his arm from the accident.
, .
I don't really care about the brand, only the price.
alemana .
My car is from a very good German brand.
.
The mark of his shoe was left in the dirt.
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