el
masculine
/anˈθwelo/
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Translation
fish hook
Word origin
From Latin hamus ('hook'), through a Vulgar Latin diminutive form. The same Latin root lies behind the fishing sense of 'hook' in several Romance languages.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- hamus
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralanzuelos
Examples
mordió .
The fish bit the hook straight away.
gusano lanzar .
He put a worm on the hook before casting the rod.
¿ ?
Have you lost another hook on the rocks?
atraer .
The offer looked like a hook to draw in customers.
, .
With patience, he waited for the fish to take the hook.
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