la
feminine
/ˈpeste/
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Translation
plague, stench
Word origin
From Latin pestis ('plague, contagious disease, ruin'). The same root gives English 'pest' and 'pestilence'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pestis
- English cognates
- pest, pestilence
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpestes
Examples
miles .
The plague killed thousands of people in the Middle Ages.
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What a stench there is in this room!
acumulada despedía .
The piled-up rubbish gave off an unbearable stench.
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The doctors fought against the plague for years.
Cierra , .
Close the window, a horrible stench is coming in from the street.
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