Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/kaˈβaɲa/

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Translation

cabin, hut, lodge

Word origin

From Late Latin capanna ('hut'). English 'cabin' comes from the same source through Old French cabane, as does 'cabana'.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
capanna
English cognates
cabin, cabana

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcabañas

Examples

.

We spent the weekend in a wooden cabin.

.

The cabin was in the middle of the forest.

Alquilamos .

We rented a small cabin by the lake.

¿ ?

Shall we go to the mountain lodge this winter?

.

Inside the cabin it was warm thanks to the fire.

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This word is part of lesson 45.