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"Pa" is a form of "pa", a noun which is often translated as "el papá". "MA" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "maestría". Learn more about the difference between "MA" and "pa" below.
MA(
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. la maestría (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My mom has an MA in English.Mi mamá tiene una maestría en inglés.
2. (U.S. state)
a. Massachusetts
I sent a letter to the office in Boston, MA.Envié una carta a la oficina en Boston, Massachusetts.
pa(
pa
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (relative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
