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sombra.

shadow (a dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsombɾa/[ˈsõm.bɾa]
  1. shadow (a dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object)

    feminine
  2. shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)

    feminine
  3. shade, shadow (a small degree)

    feminine
    sin sombra de duda
  4. ghost, shade, phantom

    feminine
  5. shade (a color obtained by adding black)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Possibly from the verb sombrar (from Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre), or more likely from Latin umbra (“shade, shadow”), possibly altered by influence from sol (“sun”) (cf. Old Spanish solombra (literally “sunshade”)) or the Latin prefix sub-. An alternative explanation for this form is a Latin construction sub illa umbra (“under that shade”).

verb/ˈsombɾa/[ˈsõm.bɾa]
  1. inflection of sombrar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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