No. 1,006 in Spanish
lópez
"López" is a common Spanish surname; it does not have a standalone definition.
In a sentence
Me encontré con el señor López en el supermercado esta mañana.
I met Mr. López at the supermarket this morning.
In this sentence, 'López' is used as a surname to refer to a specific person.
El lópez es un pájaro peculiar que vive en selvas tropicales.
The López is a peculiar bird that lives in tropical forests.
Here, 'lópez' is hypothetically used as a noun to name a fictional bird species, illustrating a creative use of the term.
La familia López organiza la fiesta de este año.
The López family is hosting this year's party.
In this context, 'López' is again used as a surname to indicate a group of people related by family.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “lópez” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “lópez” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).