Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/poɾˈtaða/

Line drawing of portada
Coloured illustration of portada
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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.

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The news came out on the front page of every newspaper.

Diseñé .

I designed the cover of my own album.

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On the cover you could see the title in large letters.

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This word is part of lesson 69.