primavera

spring (season)

noun pree-mah-BEH-rah Less Common

Origin: From Latin prima vera ('first spring/green').

Also means

primrose (flower)

Usage Note

Primavera is feminine and commonly used without an article in time expressions: en primavera ('in spring'). It also names the primavera flower of the primrose family and appears in the famous Renaissance painting La Primavera by Botticelli. The related adjective primaveral means 'spring-like'.

Examples

"Las flores florecen en primavera."

Natural Translation

The flowers bloom in spring.

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