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feminine
/koˈlonja/
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Translation
cologne, perfume; colony
Word origin
The 'colony' sense is from Latin colonia ('settlement'), from colonus ('settler'), from colere ('to cultivate'). The 'cologne' sense comes separately from Eau de Cologne, named after the German city of Cologne.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- colonia
- English cognates
- colony
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcolonias
Examples
huele .
This cologne smells of fresh flowers.
.
My grandfather always wears the same cologne.
independizó .
The old colony became independent two centuries ago.
.
We live in a quiet neighbourhood on the outskirts.
¿ ? Huele .
What cologne are you wearing? It smells lovely.
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