la
feminine
/ˈrexa/
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Translation
bars, grille, railing
Word origin
From Latin regula ('straight bar, rule'), from regere ('to guide, rule').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- regula
- English cognates
- rule, regular
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralrejas
Examples
hierro.
The window has an iron grille.
coló .
The cat slipped through the bars of the garden railing.
preso .
The prisoner looked at the sky through the bars.
.
They painted the balcony railing green.
¿ ?
Why did they put bars on all the windows?
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