"falda" meaning in Spanish

See falda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfalda/, [ˈfal̪.d̪a] Forms: faldas [plural]
Rhymes: -alda Etymology: From a Germanic language, probably Frankish *falda (“to fold”), related to Old High German faldan (“to fold”), English fold, all from Proto-West Germanic *falþan. Doublet of halda. Etymology templates: {{root|es|ine-pro|*pel-}}, {{der|es|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|es|frk|*falda||to fold}} Frankish *falda (“to fold”), {{cog|goh|faldan||to fold}} Old High German faldan (“to fold”), {{cog|en|fold}} English fold, {{der|es|gmw-pro|*falþan}} Proto-West Germanic *falþan, {{doublet|es|halda}} Doublet of halda Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} falda f (plural faldas)
  1. skirt Tags: feminine Synonyms: pollera
    Sense id: en-falda-es-noun-Orr85bxU Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 53 6 29 6 7
  2. (by extension, colloquial, often in the plural, metonymic) woman Tags: broadly, colloquial, feminine, in-plural, metonymically, often
    Sense id: en-falda-es-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Spanish metonyms
  3. (slang) bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire) Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-falda-es-noun-wvHHhwMZ
  4. (butchery) brisket (a cut of meat) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-falda-es-noun-pwRKrh81 Categories (other): Cuts of meat Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 12 3 9 71 5
  5. mountainside Tags: feminine Synonyms: ladera
    Sense id: en-falda-es-noun-uSIyNXCt Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 37 2 5 2 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cosido a sus faldas, falda de tubo, falda de vuelo, falda escocesa, falda lápiz, faldear, faldero, faldón, lío de faldas, minifalda Related terms: enagua, nagua, saya

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cosido a sus faldas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falda de tubo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falda de vuelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falda escocesa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falda lápiz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faldear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faldero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faldón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lío de faldas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "minifalda"
    }
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "palda"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "English fold",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*falþan"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "halda"
      },
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": [
    "fal‧da"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "fal‧da"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enagua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nagua"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "saya"
    }
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      ],
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          "skirt",
          "skirt"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pollera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "(by extension, colloquial, often in the plural, metonymic) woman"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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        "metonymically",
        "often"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(slang) bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire)"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brisket (a cut of meat)"
      ],
      "id": "en-falda-es-noun-pwRKrh81",
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        [
          "brisket",
          "brisket"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "butchery",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(butchery) brisket (a cut of meat)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "37 2 5 2 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mountainside"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "mountainside",
          "mountainside"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ladera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfalda/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfal̪.d̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falda"
}
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    "es:Clothing",
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    {
      "word": "cosido a sus faldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "falda de tubo"
    },
    {
      "word": "falda de vuelo"
    },
    {
      "word": "falda escocesa"
    },
    {
      "word": "falda lápiz"
    },
    {
      "word": "faldear"
    },
    {
      "word": "faldero"
    },
    {
      "word": "faldón"
    },
    {
      "word": "lío de faldas"
    },
    {
      "word": "minifalda"
    }
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    }
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    "fal‧da"
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    {
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        "fal‧da"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "enagua"
    },
    {
      "word": "nagua"
    },
    {
      "word": "saya"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "skirt"
      ],
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        [
          "skirt",
          "skirt"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pollera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(by extension, colloquial, often in the plural, metonymic) woman"
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        "bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire)"
      ],
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          "bit of skirt"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brisket (a cut of meat)"
      ],
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          "brisket",
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        "(butchery) brisket (a cut of meat)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mountainside"
      ],
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        [
          "mountainside",
          "mountainside"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ladera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfalda/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfal̪.d̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falda"
}

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