laqueue
feminine
/kø/
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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.
.
There is a long queue in front of the cinema.
.
We queued for an hour.
.
The car stayed at the back of the line.
attache .
She ties her hair in a ponytail.
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