Kilo Lingo

/ˈantʃo/

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Translation

wide, broad

Word origin

From Latin amplus ('large, spacious'), the same root that gives English 'ample'.

Origin
Latin
Root
amplus
English cognates
ample, amplify

Grammar

Feminineancha
Masc pluralanchos
Fem pluralanchas

Examples

luminosa.

The street is very wide and bright.

.

I prefer wide trousers because they are comfortable.

¡ !

What a wide river!

.

The table is too wide for this room.

¿ ?

Is this door wide enough for the sofa?

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This word is part of lesson 81.