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monja

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nounfeminine
  1. nun, monkess

Forms

noun

singularmonja
pluralmonjas
masculinemonje
masculine pluralmonjes

Used in the library

  • La monja de la capilla guarda las llaves y las historias.The nun in the chapel keeps the keys and the stories.B1Otra vez, por favor (10) — Once more, please (10) (B1)
  • La monja de la residencia acompaña a los que van solos.The nun from the home goes with those who go alone.B1Otra vez, por favor (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
  • Murió en 1695, cuidando a otras monjas durante una epidemia.She died in 1695, caring for other nuns during an epidemic.B1Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
  • La leyenda dice que las monjas de Puebla lo inventaron en 1821 para agasajar a Agustín de Iturbide, que acababa de firmar la independencia.Legend says that the nuns of Puebla invented it in 1821 to fête Agustín de Iturbide, who had just signed the independence.B2Los chiles en nogada — Chiles en nogada

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