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causa.

cause

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkausa/[ˈkau̯.sa]
  1. cause

    feminine
  2. lawsuit

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin causa. Doublet of the inherited cosa. Cognates include English cause, French cause, Italian causa, Portuguese causa.

noun/ˈkausa/[ˈkau̯.sa]
  1. a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables

    feminine
  2. dude, mate, bro

    Peru · colloquial · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Quechua kawsay (“life”), influenced by the term above.

verb/ˈkausa/[ˈkau̯.sa]
  1. inflection of causar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of causar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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