"causa" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkausa/, [ˈkau̯.sa] Forms: causas [plural]
Rhymes: -ausa Etymology: Borrowed from Latin causa. Doublet of the inherited cosa. Cognates include English cause, French cause, Italian causa, Portuguese causa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|la|causa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin causa, {{bor+|es|la|causa}} Borrowed from Latin causa, {{doublet|es|cosa|notext=1}} cosa, {{cog|en|cause}} English cause, {{cog|fr|cause}} French cause, {{cog|it|causa}} Italian causa, {{cog|pt|causa}} Portuguese causa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} causa f (plural causas)
  1. cause Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-causa-es-noun-an7x7Z8V
  2. (law) lawsuit Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-causa-es-noun-uFuRxTVY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 42 16 3 12 17 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a causa de, causa criminal, causa eficiente, causa primera Related terms: acusar, causal, causar, cosa
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkausa/, [ˈkau̯.sa] Forms: causas [plural]
Rhymes: -ausa Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua kawsay (“life”), influenced by the term above. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|qu|kawsay||life|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Quechua kawsay (“life”), {{bor+|es|qu|kawsay|t=life}} Borrowed from Quechua kawsay (“life”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} causa f (plural causas)
  1. a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables Tags: feminine Synonyms: causa a la limeña, causa limeña
    Sense id: en-causa-es-noun-DNl6EeFS
  2. (colloquial, Peru, slang) dude, mate, bro Tags: Peru, colloquial, feminine, slang Synonyms: tío
    Sense id: en-causa-es-noun-Du8PVD0U Categories (other): Peruvian Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkausa/, [ˈkau̯.sa]
Rhymes: -ausa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} causa
  1. inflection of causar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: causar
    Sense id: en-causa-es-verb-CnyzanUo
  2. inflection of causar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: causar
    Sense id: en-causa-es-verb-~IQwlkTI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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  "word": "causa"
}

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