Translation
flesh
Word origin
From Latin caro, stem carn-, 'flesh'. The same stem gives English carnal, carnivore and carnival, the last of these from the farewell to meat before Lent.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caro
- English cognates
- carnal, carnivore, carnival
Examples
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The stone wounded the flesh of his hand.
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The spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak.
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Under the skin there is flesh and bone.
Esperanto keeps the split English blurs. is flesh on a living body, and carries the moral weight the word has in scripture and poetry. is meat on a plate. Ask for in a restaurant and you will get a look.
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