Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈkaos/

Line drawing of caos
Coloured illustration of caos
#2330 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

chaos

Word origin

From Latin chaos, from Greek khaos ('void, abyss'). The same Greek root lies behind English 'chaos' and 'chasm'.

Origin
Greek
Root
khaos
English cognates
chaos, chasm

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcaos

Examples

, .

After the earthquake, the city was complete chaos.

.

There was so much chaos in the office that nobody knew what to do.

.

This morning's traffic was absolute chaos.

surgió .

Out of that chaos came a brilliant idea.

¡ ! .

What chaos! I cannot find anything in this room.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 47.