Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/alˈfombɾa/

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Translation

carpet

Word origin

From Arabic al-ḥanbal ('carpet, fur cover'), taken into Spanish during the centuries of Moorish rule. Like many Spanish words beginning with 'al-', it keeps the Arabic definite article.

Origin
Arabic
Root
al-ḥanbal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralalfombras

Examples

.

The living room carpet is red.

.

The cat sleeps on the rug.

.

We bought a new rug for the bedroom.

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Can you clean the carpet this weekend?

.

The actors walked along the red carpet.

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This word is part of lesson 47.