Spanish Conversation · Level 14
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Spanish word
tropa
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtɾopa/
Meaning
- feminine nountroops
Example
Las tropas llegaron al pueblo.
The troops arrived in the town.
More examples
El gobierno decidió enviar tropas.
The government decided to send troops.
Core concept
A unit of soldiers deployed and operating together.
Common phrases
enviar tropas
send troops
las tropas
the troops
Similar words
ejército: Large national military organization constituting a country's armed forces.
unidad: Group of soldiers organized for a specific mission or assigned task.
fuerza: Military force engaged in combat or defense, focused on strength and capability.
milicia: Irregular, citizen-organized armed group operating outside the regular military.
Definition in Spanish
Palabra que se usa para nombrar a un conjunto organizado de soldados que actúa como unidad militar.
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian truppa and Old French troupe and ultimately from a Germanic word for 'group', tropa developed in Spanish into a term for a military detachment.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine (la tropa, las tropas), and tropas names collective forces while ejército refers to the entire armed forces.
Other meanings
- soldiersnoun
- bandnoun
Opposites
- civilesciviliansnoun