Spanish word of the week: ropa

This week’s Spanish word of the week is the feminine noun ropa.

To hear how ropa is pronounced, you can click the icon below: 

You’ll already know ropa in the meaning of clothes:

Sacó toda su ropa del armario. He took all his clothes out of the wardrobe.

Voy a cambiarme de ropa. I’m going to change my clothes.

Ropa has other meanings as well:

la ropa interior underwear

la ropa deportiva sportswear

las mejores marcas de ropa deportiva the best sportswear brands

la ropa sucia the dirty washing, the laundry

Lo metieron en el canasto de la ropa sucia. They put it in the laundry basket.

Come back next week to learn a new word!

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