avena
Spanish, noun
avena is spelled A-V-E-N-A (5 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,524th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Avena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “oat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of avenar. With an accent, avená is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of avenar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Avena sativa) Planta de la familia de las gramíneas, de espigas colgantes, cuyo grano sirve de alimento o se…”.
What does avena mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoat
- 2
feminineoats
- 3
feminineoatmeal porridge
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of avenar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Avena sativa) Planta de la familia de las gramíneas, de espigas colgantes, cuyo grano sirve de alimento o se da como pienso a las caballerías. 2. Grupo de granos de esta planta. 3. Zampoña. 4. Alimento preparado con los granos de la planta Avena sativa reducidos a hojuelas y cocidas en leche hasta formar una papilla más o menos espesa. Se suele condimentar con azúcar o miel, esencia de vainilla y canela.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of avena
- avenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to avena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is avena in Spanish?
avena appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).