"pluma" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpluma/, [ˈplu.ma] Forms: plumas [plural]
Rhymes: -uma Etymology: From Latin plūma (“feather”), taken as an early semi-learned term (Latin pl- normally becomes ll- in inherited Spanish), or it may have maintained a conservative pronunciation as it would have been in use by mainly the upper class. A popular evolution of the word may have once existed in pre-literary Spanish, as evidenced by the Old Spanish derivative llumazo (compare Portuguese chumaço; see also Spanish chumacera, borrowed from a related Portuguese term). Cognate to English plume. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|plūma||t=feather}} Latin plūma (“feather”), {{cog|osp|-}} Old Spanish, {{cog|pt|chumaço}} Portuguese chumaço, {{cog|es|chumacera}} Spanish chumacera, {{cog|en|plume}} English plume Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} pluma f (plural plumas)
  1. feather Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-tSEV6lU8
  2. quill, quill pen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-gwbo2Iqp Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Writing instruments Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 6 7 2 10 1 3 2 8 1 22 2 8 8 1 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 9 1 12 0 1 1 9 0 24 1 11 9 0 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 3 16 17 1 19 Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 5 27 13 28 6 16 6
  3. pen, fountain pen Tags: feminine Synonyms: pluma estilográfica
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-mT4ImZiY Categories (other): Writing instruments Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 5 27 13 28 6 16 6
  4. nib Tags: feminine Synonyms: plumín, plumilla
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-u7Kek8ya Categories (other): Writing instruments Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 5 27 13 28 6 16 6
  5. (Mexico, US) ballpoint pen Tags: Mexico, US, feminine Synonyms: bolígrafo
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-m6mRHjTk Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, United States Spanish
  6. (figurative) writer, penman Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: escritor
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-O0Uy~lql Categories (other): Writing instruments Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 5 27 13 28 6 16 6
  7. (Spain, slang) effeminacy Tags: Spain, feminine, slang Synonyms: afeminación, afeminamiento, ramalazo
    Sense id: en-pluma-es-noun-NSgtNRTo Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "al correr de la pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alumbre de pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "buche y pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "buchipluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "carne de pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clavellina de pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cortaplumas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dejar correr la pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "desplumar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "escribir a vuela pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gente de pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hacer a pelo y pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "la pluma es más poderosa que la espada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pasante de pluma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma de agua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma de gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma de indio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma en sangre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma estilográfica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pluma fuente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plumaje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plumero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plumífero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plumín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plumón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tener pluma"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "osp",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "chumaço"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese chumaço",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Spanish chumacera",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "plume"
      },
      "expansion": "English plume",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "plu‧ma"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "plu‧ma"
      ]
    }
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        "feather"
      ],
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          "feather"
        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "quill",
          "quill"
        ],
        [
          "quill pen",
          "quill pen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "pen, fountain pen"
      ],
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        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ],
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          "fountain pen",
          "fountain pen"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pluma estilográfica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nib"
      ],
      "id": "en-pluma-es-noun-u7Kek8ya",
      "links": [
        [
          "nib",
          "nib"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "plumín"
        },
        {
          "word": "plumilla"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "United States Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "ballpoint pen"
      ],
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        [
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          "ballpoint pen"
        ]
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        "(Mexico, US) ballpoint pen"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bolígrafo"
        }
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        "Mexico",
        "US",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writer, penman"
      ],
      "id": "en-pluma-es-noun-O0Uy~lql",
      "links": [
        [
          "writer",
          "writer"
        ],
        [
          "penman",
          "penman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) writer, penman"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "escritor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "effeminacy"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "effeminacy",
          "effeminacy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Spain, slang) effeminacy"
      ],
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          "word": "afeminación"
        },
        {
          "word": "afeminamiento"
        },
        {
          "word": "ramalazo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpluma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈplu.ma]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pluma"
}
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "al correr de la pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "alumbre de pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "buche y pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "buchipluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "carne de pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "clavellina de pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "cortaplumas"
    },
    {
      "word": "dejar correr la pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "desplumar"
    },
    {
      "word": "escribir a vuela pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "gente de pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "hacer a pelo y pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "la pluma es más poderosa que la espada"
    },
    {
      "word": "pasante de pluma"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma de agua"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma de gel"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma de indio"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma en sangre"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma estilográfica"
    },
    {
      "word": "pluma fuente"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumaje"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumero"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumífero"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumín"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumón"
    },
    {
      "word": "tener pluma"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "es",
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        "3": "plūma",
        "4": "",
        "t": "feather"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin plūma (“feather”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "osp",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "chumaço"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese chumaço",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
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    "plu‧ma"
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    {
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        "plu‧ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "feather"
      ],
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        [
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          "feather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quill, quill pen"
      ],
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        [
          "quill",
          "quill"
        ],
        [
          "quill pen",
          "quill pen"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pen, fountain pen"
      ],
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        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ],
        [
          "fountain pen",
          "fountain pen"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pluma estilográfica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "nib",
          "nib"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "plumín"
        },
        {
          "word": "plumilla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mexican Spanish",
        "United States Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ballpoint pen"
      ],
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        [
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          "ballpoint pen"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Mexico, US) ballpoint pen"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bolígrafo"
        }
      ],
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        "Mexico",
        "US",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writer, penman"
      ],
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          "writer",
          "writer"
        ],
        [
          "penman",
          "penman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) writer, penman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "escritor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Spanish slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "effeminacy"
      ],
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        [
          "effeminacy",
          "effeminacy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain, slang) effeminacy"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "afeminación"
        },
        {
          "word": "afeminamiento"
        },
        {
          "word": "ramalazo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpluma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈplu.ma]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pluma"
}

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