la
/kø/
Translation
tail, queue
Word origin
From Latin cauda ('tail'). The sense of a line of waiting people came from the image of a long tail.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cauda
- English cognates
- queue, cue
Grammar
Examples
remue .
The cat wags its tail when it is happy.
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There is a long queue in front of the cinema.
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We queued for an hour.
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The car stayed at the back of the line.
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She ties her hair in a ponytail.
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