general

/xeneˈɾal/ · A2 · adj

general, overall

Same word as English general, but the g is a throaty h: heh-neh-RAL

From Latin generalis, of the whole genus (kind) — applying to all, not one case. Spelled exactly like English; only the sound changes: g before e is the raspy Spanish j sound, and the stress falls on the last syllable.

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