línea
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līnea (“line, thread”). Compare the popularly inherited Old Spanish form liña (also found in archaic modern Spanish)[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
línea f (plural líneas)
- line (mathematics, art, electricity or telephone)
- individual script, dialogue for each actor (theatre and TV)
- command, order (government and enterprises)
- government policy, government action (e.g. línea dura = hard or strict government policy)
- a thin, long dose of cocaine (slang)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: linya
External links
- “línea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014