abuela
3
7.9
- noun
- /əˈbweɪlə/
:
abuela
- I need you today, abuela.
- abuela always says
Examples
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My abuela sells them in her shop, and I thought they looked cool.
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Don't you talk about my abuela!
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And, as we learn, familial love is not forgotten as hundreds of the country's abuelas are unwavering in their search to find their long-lost grandchildren.
Blog text (33) -
But later, Rafael told me what she'd said was a proverb he'd heard his abuela use: "el hábito no hace al monje."
Fiction book (2001) -
I always enjoy listening to my abuela's stories about her childhood.
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Every Sunday, we gather at my abuela's house for family dinner.
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My abuela loves to share her delicious recipes with us.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A mother of one of your parents
468
1.0
A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
173
7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
9
9.3
A Spanish word for grandmother used lovingly by family members
8
9.5
An affectionate word for grandmother used in some South Asian families
4
2.0
The mother of your mother or father
4
8.1
An old-fashioned, loving name for a child's grandmother
1
1.0
An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents
1
8.9
A grandmother in Italian families
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
How Affectionate
- Informal
9
9.3
- Informal
173
7.9
3
7.9
- Informal
468
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abuela comes from the Latin word avia, which means 'grandmother'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English name Ava, which sounds like avia, so abuela still means 'grandmother'.