lama
Spanish, noun/ˈlama/
lama is spelled L-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lama is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slime, mud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of lamer. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Superior de los monjes en el budismo”.
What does lama mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslime, mud
- 2
femininefine sand
- 3
Mexicofemininemoss
noun
- 1
masculinelama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)
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. Superior de los monjes en el budismo.
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 lama
- lamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lama?
- /ˈlama/
- [ˈla.ma]
- [ˈlama]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lama in Spanish?
lama appears 3.5 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).