Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/aˈɾaɲa/

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Translation

spider, chandelier

Word origin

From Latin aranea ('spider, spider's web'). The branched shape of a spider's web later gave the word its second sense of a hanging chandelier.

Origin
Latin
Root
aranea

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralarañas

Examples

.

There is a spider on the bathroom ceiling.

tejió .

The spider wove its web between the branches.

.

She is very afraid of spiders.

.

A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling of the hall.

.

The spider caught an insect in its web.

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This word is part of lesson 50.