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"Romería" is a noun which is often translated as "pilgrimage", and "peregrinación" is a noun which is also often translated as "pilgrimage". Learn more about the difference between "romería" and "peregrinación" below.
la romería(
rroh
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meh
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ree
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ah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (religious)
a. pilgrimage
Juan se unió a la romería para visitar a la Virgen de la Asunción.Juan joined the pilgrimage to visit our Lady of the Assumption.
la peregrinación(
peh
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reh
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gree
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nah
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (religious)
a. pilgrimage
Miles de personas hicieron una peregrinación a la basílica de San Pedro.Thousands of people made a pilgrimage to St. Peter's Basilica.
2. (figurative) (journey)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. travels
Sophie comenzó su peregrinación por España en Roncesvallés.Sophie began her travels round Spain in Roncesvalles.
b. trip
Jaime perdió peso durante su larga peregrinación por la India.Jaime lost weight during his lengthy trip round India.
c. peregrination (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
Escribió una novela sobre las peregrinaciones por Latinoamérica de un grupo de estudiantes.She wrote a novel about the peregrinations of a group of students in Latin America.
