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poema

poem

noun POH-eh-mah Less Common
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From Greek poiema (something made), from poiein (to make).

Usage Note

Poema is masculine despite ending in -a, a pattern shared with other Greek-origin words like tema and problema. The collection of poems is a poemario or libro de poemas. Do not confuse with poesía, which refers to poetry as a genre or art form, while poema is a single poem.

Examples

"Escribió un poema para su madre."

Natural Translation

He wrote a poem for his mother.

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