entrada
Syllables: en·tra·da
entrada noun: an armed incursion of Spanish conquistadors into American territories.
Noun
entrada (plural entradas)
- An armed incursion of Spanish conquistadors into American territories.
- Each entrada or exploratory venture into regions beyond Aztec and Inca influence went under the assumed sanction of the Christian deity and with the stated purpose of bringing salvation to the ‘heathen’.2005, Robert C Galgano, Feast of Souls, page 38
- It was gold seized from Amerindians, or extracted with slave labour, which helped to fund the entradas organized locally after 1508, rather than gold from Spain.2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin, published 2008, page 58
Forms of entrada
| plural | entradas |
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Origin of entrada
Borrowed from Spanish entrada (“entry”). Doublet of entry.
Questions about entrada
- What does entrada mean?
- Entrada means an armed incursion of Spanish conquistadors into American territories.
- What part of speech is entrada?
- Entrada is a noun.
- What is the plural of entrada?
- The plural of entrada is entradas.
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