la
feminine
/poɾˈtaða/
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Translation
cover, front page
Word origin
From Spanish portada, derived from puerta ('door'), from Latin porta ('gate, entrance'). The cover is understood as the gateway into the book. The same root gives English 'portal' and 'port'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- porta
- English cognates
- portal, port
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralportadas
Examples
apareció .
His photo appeared on the cover of the magazine.
dibujo .
The cover of the book has a very pretty drawing.
.
The news came out on the front page of every newspaper.
Diseñé .
I designed the cover of my own album.
.
On the cover you could see the title in large letters.
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