lágrima
Spanish, noun
lágrima is spelled L-Á-G-R-I-M-A (7 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lágrima is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tear, teardrop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, lagrima is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, lagrimá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of lagrimar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gota de líquido transparente que segregan las glándulas lacrimales y que se desprende del ojo a causa de la…”.
What does lágrima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetear, teardrop
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of lagrimar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gota de líquido transparente que segregan las glándulas lacrimales y que se desprende del ojo a causa de la irritación o de una emoción intensa. 2. Por metonimia, situación difícil o angustiosa. 3. Objeto, especialmente decorativo, en forma de gota. 4. Pequeña cantidad de una bebida alcohólica.
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 lágrima
- lágrimas plural
- lagrimilla diminutive
- lagrimón augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lágrima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lágrima in Spanish?
lágrima appears 2.9 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).