le

masculine

tʁu

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Translation

hole

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin traucum ('hole'), a word of uncertain origin most often traced to a Gaulish (Celtic) source. It has no established English cognate.

Origin: Vulgar Latin
Root: traucum

Other proposed origins

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraltrous

Examples

There is a hole in my sock.

The dog dug a hole in the garden.

J' .

I have a memory lapse.

There is a hole in my left sock.

The dog dug a hole in the garden.

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This word is part of lesson 16.