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entrada

entrada

8.6
An item put in a list or database
  • noun
  • /ɛnˈtrɑːdə/
  • US
: registro
  • The librarian added an entrada to the database for every new book that arrived this week.

Examples

  • In the museum catalog, each entrada provides information about the artworks on display.

  • The dictionary's new entrada for 'cuisine' includes many traditional dishes from Spain and Latin America.

  • A full chapter is given to the "Native Population at the Time of the Spanish Entrada." Sauer and Brand examined ten different accounts.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A peculiar mixture of rape and redemption, the poem also mythologizes the ceremonial entradas or entries of viceregal figures into the city.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

entry
vsentrada
196 2.1

A written note in a book or list

is the same single recorded item but mainly used in Spanish or Portuguese contexts
listing
vsentrada
134 2.3

A printed or online list of items for people to look at

is single recorded item used mainly in Spanish or Portuguese, not a whole record
dictionary entry
vsentrada
1 2.6

An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, how to say it, and how to use it

is a general recorded item used especially in Spanish or Portuguese, not dictionary-specific

How Detailed

article
  • Literature
∞ 1.0
record
∞ 2.5
entrada
  • US
8.6
item
∞ 1.0
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

entrada singular
entradas plural

Etymology

Entrada comes from the Spanish verb entrar 'to enter' and is like the English word entry, meaning one thing that 'enters' a list or record. So an entrada is a single entry in a book, list, or database.