el

masculine

/ˈaɾβol/

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Translation

tree

Word origin

From Latin arbor ('tree'). The same root gives English arboreal and arbour.

Origin: Latin
Root: arbor
English cognates: arboreal, arbour

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralárboles

Examples

There is a huge tree in front of the house.

We plant a tree for each child that is born.

The Christmas tree is full of lights.

The children climbed the tree in the garden.

They cut down the tree because it was diseased.

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This word is part of lesson 17.