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pena.

punishment, sentence

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpena/[ˈpe.na]

  1. punishment, sentence

    countable · feminine

  2. pity (sympathy)

    feminine · uncountable
    ¡Ay, qué pena ese gato!

  3. pity (sympathy) used in dar pena

    feminine · uncountable

  4. sorrow

    feminine · uncountable

  5. sorrow used in dar pena

    feminine · uncountable

  6. embarrassment

    Latin-America · Tenerife · feminine · uncountable

  7. trouble

    feminine

  8. bellyache

    Canary-Islands · feminine · often
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish pena, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).

verb/ˈpena/[ˈpe.na]

  1. inflection of penar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of penar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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