carpa
Spanish, noun/ˈkaɾpa/
carpa is spelled C-A-R-P-A (5 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carpa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tent (for events, party, circus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of carpir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cyprinidae) extensa familia de peces teleósteos fisóstomos de agua dulce, con hábitat en los ríos y…”.
What does carpa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetent (for events, party, circus)
- 2
Latin-Americafemininetent (for camping)
- 3
femininea kind of comedic and musical theatre, under a tent
noun
- 1
femininecarp (fish)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cyprinidae) extensa familia de peces teleósteos fisóstomos de agua dulce, con hábitat en los ríos y estuarios de América, Eurasia y África. 2. (Cyprinus carpio) pez teleósteo de agua dulce, originario de Asia y extendido por casi todo el planeta, caracterizado por un color amarillento y barbas, con afinidad por estanques y aguas eutróficas.
noun: 1. Estructura no permanente de grandes dimensiones levantada mediante toldos. 2. Por extensión, caseta de tela usada para acampar a la intemperie.
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 carpa
- carpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carpa?
- /ˈkaɾpa/
- [ˈkaɾ.pa]
- [ˈkaɾpa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carpa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carpa in Spanish?
carpa appears 4.5 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).