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Translation

sand

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Word origin

From French sable ('sand'), which descends from Latin sabulum ('coarse sand'). The French word is the everyday one on every plage, and Esperanto took it whole.

Origin
French
Root
sabulum

Examples

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The children play in the sand by the sea.

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In the desert there is only sand and stones.

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I felt the warm sand under my feet.

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 8: sablo, respondeco, bileto and 7 more words.