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"Cala" is a noun which is often translated as "cove", and "ensenada" is a noun which is also often translated as "cove". Learn more about the difference between "cala" and "ensenada" below.
la cala(
kah
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (geography)
2. (culinary)
a. sample slice
Nunca había probado el mango, pero estaban repartiendo calas en el mercado y es delicioso.I'd never tried mango, but they were handing out sample slices at the market and it's delicious.
3. (nautical)
a. hold
Los marineros bajaron las cajas a la cala del barco.The sailors took the crates down to the hold of the ship.
4. (botany)
a. arum lily
La cala crece en pantanos y tiene un solo pétalo.Arum lilies grow in ponds and only have a single petal.
b. calla lily
Mi abuela me envió un ramillete de calas para mi boda.My grandmother sent me a bouquet of calla lilies for my wedding.
5. (colloquial) (currency) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
la ensenada(
ehn
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seh
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nah
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (geography)
a. cove
El profesor de geografía nos dijo que las ensenadas son más pequeñas que las bahías.The geography teacher told us that coves are smaller than bays.
Hay una pequeña ensenada cerca de nuestra casa de playa donde a veces vamos a bucear con esnórquel.There's a little cove near our beach house where we sometimes go to snorkel.
b. inlet
La ensenada estaba resguardada por montañas rocosas.The inlet was sheltered by some rocky mountains.
