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Spanish Noun: Cometa

Pronunciation: Koh-may-tah

Translation: Comet

Function: Noun

‘Cometa’ can be translated straightforwardly as “comet”, but it could also mean “kite” in both Spain and America. The context will tell you what people are talking about.

There are still more terms for ‘Cometa’ as a kite too, at least in some Latin-America countries: ‘papalote’ and ‘papagayo’ are the words used in Mexico and some Central American nations. In South America you will find them as ‘barriletes’

Example:

Papalote

Translation:

Kite

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