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abuela

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “abuela” mean in English?

  1. grandmother

Example sentences

  • La abuela cocina muy bien.

    Grandma cooks very well.

  • Voy a visitar a mi abuela.

    I'm going to visit my grandmother.

  • Mi abuela tiene noventa años.

    My grandmother is ninety.

How to use it

Abuela means 'grandmother'. Feminine: la abuela. Affectionate variants: abuelita, yaya, nana (depending on region).

Common mistake

Abuelas (plural) only refers to grandmothers. For both grandparents collectively, use abuelos.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.