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rama

branch

noun RRAH-mah Less Common
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

bough

Usage Note

Rama can be a literal tree branch or a figurative branch of knowledge, government, or a family tree (rama judicial, judicial branch; rama de la familia, branch of the family). The diminutive ramita means 'twig'. Andarse por las ramas (to beat around the bush) is a very common idiom built on this word.

Examples

"El pájaro se posó en una rama del árbol."

Natural Translation

The bird perched on a branch of the tree.

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