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urna

urn

noun OOR-nah Less Common
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Latin urna (jug, urn).

Also means

ballot box

Usage Note

Urna has two key meanings in Spanish: a decorative or funerary urn, and — crucially — the ballot box (urna electoral). The phrase acudir a las urnas (to go to the polls) is a very common political expression. In church or museum contexts an urna is also a glass display case for relics or exhibits.

Examples

"Los votantes depositaron su voto en la urna."

Natural Translation

The voters deposited their ballot in the ballot box.

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