hembra

English

Etymology

Spanish hembra

Noun

hembra (plural hembras)

1. A female llama.

Antonyms

• macho

Translations

female llama

• German: Lamastute f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Volapük: jilamad

See also

• List of animal names on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• fembra, henbra (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Spanish femna, fembra, from Latin fēminam, accusative singular of fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“(f.) one who is sucked; one who suckles”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Doublet of fémina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈembɾa/ [ˈẽm.bɾa]

Noun

hembra f (plural hembras)

1. female

   Antonyms: macho, varón

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

Anagrams

• hambre