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inmigrante

immigrant

noun een-mee-GRAHN-teh Less Common

Usage Note

Inmigrante is a common-gender noun (el inmigrante / la inmigrante) — the same form is used for both sexes. Distinguish it from emigrante ('emigrant'), which refers to someone leaving their own country; inmigrante refers to someone arriving in a new country. The verb is inmigrar.

Examples

"La ciudad recibió a miles de inmigrantes ese año."

Natural Translation

The city received thousands of immigrants that year.

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