la
feminine
/ˈpera/
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Translation
female dog; bitch
Word origin
Feminine of perro ('dog'), a word of obscure and disputed origin with no agreed Latin etymon, possibly imitative of a sound used to call animals.
- Origin
- uncertain
- Root
- perro
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralperras
Examples
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My dog is called Luna.
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The dog had five little ones.
ladra .
The dog barks every time someone arrives.
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Our dog sleeps next to the bed.
refugio .
We adopted a dog from the shelter last month.
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