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All the words: Spanish

espalda

Level A2

Meaning

back

Example

Trabajo sentado todo el día y me duele la espalda.

I work sitting down all day and my back hurts.

A way to remember it

Same root as English "spatula" and "epaulette": a flat shoulder blade became the "back". Not espada "sword".

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

espaldas

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