Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 71.