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electricidad

electricity

noun eh-lehk-tree-see-DAHD Less Common

Usage Note

Electricidad is an uncountable feminine noun; the bill is la factura de la electricidad or colloquially la luz (the light). Luz is the everyday word for electricity as a utility in much of Latin America and Spain. The adjective is eléctrico/a.

Examples

"Se cortó la electricidad durante la tormenta."

Natural Translation

The electricity went out during the storm.

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