multitud
crowd
noun mool-tee-TOOD Less Common
Origin: From Latin multitudo (great number).
Also means
multitude
Usage Note
Multitud is a feminine noun ending in -d, so its article is la multitud (not el). It refers to a large crowd of people or a great quantity of things: una multitud de problemas (a multitude of problems). A common alternative in everyday speech is muchedumbre.
Examples
"Una multitud esperaba en la plaza."
Natural Translation
A crowd was waiting in the square.
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