divisa
Spanish, noun
divisa is spelled D-I-V-I-S-A (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,033rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Divisa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “foreign currency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of divisar. With an accent, divisá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of divisar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Señal exterior para distinguir personas, grados u otras cosas”.
What does divisa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforeign currency
- 2
femininebadge, emblem, token
- 3
femininemotto
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of divisar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Señal exterior para distinguir personas, grados u otras cosas. 2. En particular, cinta que en la guerra llevan los soldados con los colores y lemas de su bando. 3. Lazo de cintas de colores con que se distinguen en la lidia los toros de cada ganadero. 4. Faja que tiene la tercera parte de su anchura normal.
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 divisa
- divisas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to divisa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is divisa in Spanish?
divisa appears 3.3 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).