"letra" meaning in Spanish

See letra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈletɾa/, [ˈle.t̪ɾa] Forms: letras [plural]
Rhymes: -etɾa Etymology: Inherited from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|littera||letter|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin littera (“letter”), {{inh+|es|la|littera||letter}} Inherited from Latin littera (“letter”), {{der|es|ett}} Etruscan [Term?], {{der|es|grc|διφθέρα||tablet}} Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} letra f (plural letras)
  1. letter (symbol) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-letra-es-noun-827aZGDv
  2. handwriting Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-letra-es-noun-ZosiAkwX Disambiguation of Writing: 1 97 1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 84 10
  3. lyrics Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-letra-es-noun-ncGBCDrw Disambiguation of Music: 0 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a la letra, al pie de la letra, apurar una letra, bellas letras, buenas letras, con todas las letras, cotejo de letras, cuatro letras, de puño y letra, dos letras, hombre de letras, juntaletras, letra bastardilla, letra chica, letra corrida, letra de cambio, letra de guarismo, letra de imprenta, letra de mano, letra de molde, letra de Tortis, letra lunar, letra mayúscula, letra minúscula, letra pequeña, letra por letra, letra superior, letra volada, letra voladita, letrilla, mujer de letras, primeras letras, sopa de letras, tipo de letra, unas letras

Inflected forms

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