Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/ˈθifɾa/

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Coloured illustration of cifra
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Translation

figure, digit

Word origin

From Arabic sifr ('zero, empty'). The same root gives English 'cipher' and, through Italian, 'zero'.

Origin
Arabic
Root
sifr
English cognates
cipher, zero

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcifras

Examples

casilla .

Write the figure in the correct box.

.

Sales reached a record figure this year.

¿ ?

What is the exact figure of inhabitants?

.

The number has six digits.

decirnos .

He would not tell us the final figure.

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