conversa

See also: conversá and conversà

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Noun

conversa (plural conversas)

1. a female converso

Anagrams

• carvones, overscan

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kumˈbe̞r.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱˈvɛr.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈbɛr.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱˈvɛɾ.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [komˈbɛr.sa]

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• Rhymes: -ɛɾsa
• Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from conversar.

Noun

conversa f (plural converses)

1. conversation, discussion

   Synonym: conversació

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conversa

1. inflection of conversar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish conversar (“to converse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /conveɾˈsa/ [con.veɾ.ˈsa]
• Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sa

Verb

conversá

1. (Zamboangueño) to speak

   Synonym: (Caviteño, Ternateño) platica

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for conversa

	Zamboanga City	Cavite
tense	conversa
past	ya conversa
present	ta conversa
future	ay conversa; conversa; el conversa; (rural/archaic) ey conversa	di conversa
gerund	conversando	?
past participle	conversao; conversado
infinitive	conversa
manner	conversada
reciprocal	conversahan
reciprocal past	ya man conversahan; ya'n conversahan
reciprocal present	ta man conversahan; ta'n conversahan
reciprocal future	ay man conversahan; man conversahan; el man conversahan; (rural/archaic) ey man conversahan
reciprocal infinitive	man conversahan

Related terms

• conversacion
• conversada

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: conversas, conversât

Verb

conversa

1. third-person singular past historic of converser

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbɛɾsa/ [komˈbɛɾ.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾsa
• Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from conversar.

Noun

conversa f (plural conversas)

1. conversation

   Synonym: conversación

2. chat, small talk

   Synonyms: leria, parola

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “conversa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “conversa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “conversa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conversa

1. inflection of conversar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

conversa f (plural converse)

1. lay sister

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conversa

1. inflection of conversare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• conserva

Latin

Participle

conversa

1. inflection of conversus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

conversā

1. ablative feminine singular of conversus

References

• "conversa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛʁ.sɐ/ [kõˈvɛh.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛʁ.sɐ/ [kõˈvɛh.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛɾ.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛʁ.sɐ/ [kõˈvɛχ.sɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛɻ.sɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛɾ.sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈvɛɾ.sɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbɛɾ.sɐ/

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from conversar (“to converse”), from Latin conversō (“to ponder”).

Noun

conversa f (plural conversas)

1. (uncountable) conversation; talking

   Synonyms: conversação, falação

2. an instance of conversation

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:conversa

3. (Brazil, informal) bullshit; nonsense (untrue statements intended to deceive)

   Synonyms: papo, conversa fiada, balela, besteira

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conversa.

Related terms

• conversa fiada
• conversador
• conversar
• conversável
• converseta

Etymology 2

Verb

conversa

1. inflection of conversar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

From converter (“to convert”).

Adjective

conversa f sg

1. feminine singular of converso

Noun

conversa f (plural conversas)

1. female equivalent of converso

Further reading

• “conversa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “conversa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French converser, from Latin conversari.

Verb

a conversa (third-person singular present conversează, past participle conversat) 1st conjugation

1. to converse

Conjugation

    conjugation of conversa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a conversa
gerund			conversând
past participle			conversat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	conversez	conversezi	conversează	conversăm	conversați	conversează
	imperfect	conversam	conversai	conversa	conversam	conversați	conversau
	simple perfect	conversai	conversași	conversă	conversarăm	conversarăți	conversară
	pluperfect	conversasem	conversaseși	conversase	conversaserăm	conversaserăți	conversaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să conversez	să conversezi	să converseze	să conversăm	să conversați	să converseze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		conversează			conversați
	negative		nu conversa			nu conversați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbeɾsa/ [kõmˈbeɾ.sa]
• Rhymes: -eɾsa
• Syllabification: con‧ver‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun

conversa f (plural conversas)

1. female equivalent of converso

Etymology 2

Noun

conversa f (plural conversas)

1. (colloquial) conversation

   Synonym: conversación

Verb

conversa

1. inflection of conversar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “conversa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025