flota C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈfloʊtə/ UK /ˈfləʊtə/ See IPA manual Freq #1115003 Meanings 1 noun historical: a fleet of Spanish ships, especially the convoy that carried goods and treasure between Spain and its American colonies Merchants delayed their orders until the Spanish flota arrived from the Americas. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a fleet of... treasure fleetconvoyfleet More armada Word family Related forms flotillagalleonarmada Etymology Borrowed from Spanish flota ('fleet'), ultimately related through Old French flote to Germanic words for floating vessels. Flotilla is the Spanish diminutive of the same noun. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flota **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfloʊtə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfləʊtə/ **Frequency rank:** 1115003 ## Meanings 1. historical: a fleet of Spanish ships, especially the convoy that carried goods and treasure between Spain and its American colonies ## Examples - Merchants delayed their orders until the Spanish flota arrived from the Americas. ## Synonyms - treasure fleet - convoy - fleet - armada ## Related Forms - flotilla - galleon - armada ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish flota ('fleet'), ultimately related through Old French flote to Germanic words for floating vessels. Flotilla is the Spanish diminutive of the same noun. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown