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funeral

funeral

noun foo-neh-RAHL Less Common

Usage Note

Funeral most commonly refers to the funeral ceremony (el funeral), while los funerales (plural) can emphasise the funeral rites as a whole. The funeral home is la funeraria. Note that funeral in Spanish is masculine, not feminine: el funeral, not la funeral.

Examples

"Asistimos al funeral de nuestro vecino."

Natural Translation

We attended our neighbour's funeral.

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