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la gripa in English

flu noun Latin America

Number 3,606 of the 5,000 most used words in Latin American Spanish.

Example

Tengo gripa y fiebre alta.

I've got the flu and a high fever.

In Spain

People say la gripe.

Before: el pulgar · Next: el cardenal

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