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feminine

/ˈpjeðɾa/

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Translation

stone, rock

Word origin

From Latin petra ('rock, stone'), from Greek petra ('rock').

Origin: Latin
Root: petra
English cognates: petrify, petroleum, saltpetre

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpiedras

Examples

My son threw a stone into the river.

The house is of very old stone.

muchas .

There are many stones on this path.

He sat on a big stone to rest.

The ring has a very pretty blue stone.

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Spanish Fixed Similes: dormir como un tronco, más bueno que el pan, terco como una mula

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This word is part of lesson 21.