"general" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /xeneˈɾal/, [xe.neˈɾal] Forms: generales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Latin generālis. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|generālis}} Latin generālis Head templates: {{es-adj}} general m or f (masculine and feminine plural generales)
  1. general, overall Tags: feminine, masculine

Noun

IPA: /xeneˈɾal/, [xe.neˈɾal] Forms: generales [plural], general [feminine], generala [feminine], generales [feminine, plural], generalas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Latin generālis. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|generālis}} Latin generālis Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=general|f2=generala}} general m (plural generales, feminine general or generala, feminine plural generales or generalas)
  1. (military) general Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military ranks
    Sense id: en-general-es-noun-D-rhbVU2 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun

IPA: /xeneˈɾal/, [xe.neˈɾal] Forms: generales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Latin generālis. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|generālis}} Latin generālis Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} general f (plural generales)
  1. (informal, in the plural) general elections Tags: feminine, in-plural, informal Derived forms: general de la caballería, general de la frontera, general de las galeras, general en jefe
    Sense id: en-general-es-noun-M-mWoQEY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 97

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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