Spanish Conversation · Level 14
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Spanish word
pluma
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpluma/
Meaning
- feminine nounpen
Example
¿Puedo tomar prestada tu pluma?
Can I borrow your pen?
More examples
Firmó el documento con una pluma elegante.
He signed the document with an elegant pen.
Core concept
Bird feather formed into a writing quill.
Common phrases
escribir con pluma
write with a pen
firmar con pluma
sign with a pen
pedir pluma prestada
ask to borrow a pen
Similar words
bolígrafo: Dispenses ink via a small metal ball at the tip for smooth, low-maintenance writing.
lápiz: Produces erasable marks with a graphite core, responding to pressure and angle.
portaminas: Uses a slender mechanical lead refill to draw precise, thin lines.
rotulador: Creates bold, highly visible strokes with abundant ink and a broad tip.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento para escribir; originalmente designaba la pluma de ave usada como plumilla y hoy puede referir tanto a una pluma estilográfica como a un bolígrafo.
Word origin
The word comes from Latin pluma 'feather', names quill pens made from bird feathers, and now applies to modern writing instruments.
Usage tips
- In Spain pluma often implies a fountain pen, while in much of Latin America pluma commonly denotes a ballpoint, and speakers who mean a ballpoint usually say bolígrafo.
Other meanings
- feathernoun
- fountain pennoun