Translation
colonel
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Word origin
From Italian colonnello ('column commander'), from colonna ('column'), from Latin columna.
- Origin
- Italian (from Latin)
- Root
- colonna
- English cognates
- column, colonnade
Grammar
Examples
comandava regimento.
The colonel commanded the regiment.
.
She was the country's first female colonel.
reuniram quartel.
The colonels met at the barracks.
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coronel: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 3: Words 621-630.