No. 2,657 in Dutch
la
Drawer.
In a sentence
Ik opende de onderste la van mijn kast.
I opened the bottom drawer of my cabinet.
The word 'la' here refers to a drawer, specifically as a compartment in furniture.
Een melodie in de toonsoort la klonk in de kamer.
A melody in the key of la sounded in the room.
The word 'la' here is used to indicate a musical note, specifically the sixth degree in the diatonic scale.
Hij zong luidkeels de noot la tijdens de oefening.
He sang the note la loudly during the exercise.
The word 'la' here denotes the musical note sung in solfege notation.
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