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la

feminine

/kø/

Line drawing of queue
Coloured illustration of queue
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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

Genderfeminine
Pluralqueues

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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This word is part of lesson 31.