"be" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbe/, [ˈbe] Forms: bes [plural]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} be f (plural bes)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b. Tags: feminine Synonyms: be larga, be alta, be grande, be de burro Derived forms: ce por be
    Sense id: en-be-es-noun-IRPOUZde Categories (other): Latin letter names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbe/, [ˈbe] Forms: bes [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Echoic. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} be m (plural bes)
  1. baa (bleating of a sheep) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-be-es-noun-5E~A6SGK Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "bes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "B",
          "B#Spanish"
        ],
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          "b",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "be larga"
        },
        {
          "word": "be alta"
        },
        {
          "word": "be grande"
        },
        {
          "word": "be de burro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Echoic.",
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    }
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        }
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        "baa (bleating of a sheep)"
      ],
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          "baa"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
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    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with homophones"
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    }
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    "be"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "B",
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        ],
        [
          "b",
          "b#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "be larga"
        },
        {
          "word": "be alta"
        },
        {
          "word": "be grande"
        },
        {
          "word": "be de burro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
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    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with homophones"
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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    "be"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "baa (bleating of a sheep)"
      ],
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        [
          "baa",
          "baa"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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