Kilo Lingo

/bəʊl/

Line drawing of bowl
Coloured illustration of bowl
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Translation

A round, deep dish that you put food or liquid in.

Word origin

From Old English bolla, meaning a round pot or cup.

Origin
Old English
Root
bolla

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbowls

Examples

.

"A bowl of" tells you what is inside it.

, .

The plural is "bowls".

.

Here "bowl" is a dish for an animal.

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This word is part of lesson 36.