la
feminine
/boˈteʎa/
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Translation
bottle
Word origin
From Late Latin butticula, a diminutive of buttis ('cask'). The same root gives English bottle and butler.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- butticula
- English cognates
- bottle, butler, butt
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbotellas
Examples
.
I bought a bottle of wine for dinner.
Pasame , .
Pass me the water bottle, please.
Recicla plastico.
Recycle the plastic bottles.
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She found a bottle with a message inside on the beach.
.
They drank two bottles of wine between four people.
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