orden

/ˈoɾden/ · A1 · noun · f

order

📋 orden = English order, from Latin ordo (row, rank); la orden = a command

Same Latin root as order, ordinal and ordinary: things set in a row. Feminine la orden is a command, a purchase order or a religious order; masculine el orden is tidiness or sequence. Swap English -er for Spanish -en.

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