Kilo Lingo

/ˈpɑːspɔːt/

Line drawing of passport
Coloured illustration of passport
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Translation

The small official book with your photo that lets you travel to other countries.

Word origin

From French passeport, made from passer, to pass, and port, a harbour or gate: a paper that let you pass through.

Origin
French
Root
passeport
English cognates
pass, port

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpassports

Examples

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You must show your passport before you fly to another country.

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Each country can stamp your passport when you enter.

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Without a passport, it is hard to travel home from another country.

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This word is part of lesson 45.