el
masculine
/kaɾˈβon/
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Translation
coal, charcoal
Word origin
From Latin carbonem, the accusative of carbo ('charcoal, ember'). The same root gives the chemical element carbon its name.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- carbonem
- English cognates
- carbon, carbohydrate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcarbones
Examples
estufa .
The old stove ran on coal.
Encendimos barbacoa.
We lit the charcoal for the barbecue.
.
His hands were black with coal.
mina extraían .
In the mine they extracted coal every day.
dibujo .
The drawing is done in charcoal.
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