la
feminine
/beˈlaða/
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Translation
evening, soirée
Word origin
From velar ('to keep watch, to stay awake'), from Latin vigilare. A velada was originally an evening spent awake in company.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vigilare
- English cognates
- vigil, vigilant, reveille
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralveladas
Examples
.
We spent a very pleasant evening with the neighbours.
.
The evening ended with music and dancing.
benéfica .
They organised a charity soirée at the theatre.
¡ romántica !
What a romantic evening we had yesterday!
literaria .
They invited us to a literary evening at the library.
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