lámpara
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “lámpara” mean in English?
lamp
Example sentences
Enciendo la lámpara.
I turn on the lamp.
La lámpara cuelga del techo.
The lamp hangs from the ceiling.
Necesito una lámpara nueva.
I need a new lamp.
How to use it
Lámpara means 'lamp'. Feminine: la lámpara. Carries an accent on the á (stress on antepenultimate syllable).
Common mistake
Stress on the first syllable: LÁM-pa-ra. The accent is required to mark this — without it, stress would shift wrongly.
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.