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matrícula

registration; licence plate

noun mah-TREE-koo-lah Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: From Latin matricula (register, list).

Also means

tuition fee

Usage Note

Matrícula covers vehicle registration plates (la matrícula del coche) and enrolment in a course (matrícula universitaria). The academic phrase matrícula de honor (free re-enrolment or top grade in Spain) is important in educational contexts. Note the written accent on the í: without it the word means something else.

Examples

"La matrícula del coche estaba borrada."

Natural Translation

The car's licence plate had been erased.

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