Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/oɾˈkesta/

Line drawing of orquesta
Coloured illustration of orquesta
#3531 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

orchestra

Word origin

From Latin orchestra, from Greek orkhestra, the semicircular space in front of the stage where the chorus danced, from orkheisthai ('to dance').

Origin
Greek
Root
orkhestra
English cognates
orchestra

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralorquestas

Examples

apagaron .

The orchestra started to play as soon as the lights went out.

violín juvenil.

My sister plays the violin in a youth orchestra.

batuta .

The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.

¿ sinfónica ?

Have you heard that symphony orchestra live?

ensaya .

The orchestra rehearses every afternoon at the theatre.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 71.