Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/kolˈtʃon/

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Translation

mattress

Word origin

From colcha ('quilt, bedspread'), from Latin culcita ('mattress, cushion'). The same Latin root lies behind the English 'quilt'.

Origin
Latin
Root
culcita
English cognates
quilt, cushion

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcolchones

Examples

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I need a new mattress because this one is very hard.

blando.

The bed's mattress is too soft.

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We put a mattress on the floor for the guests.

¿ ?

How much did that big mattress cost?

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I keep some money under the mattress.

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This word is part of lesson 79.