/ˈkoɲo/
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Translation
damn (vulgar exclamation)
Word origin
From Latin cunnus ('female genitals'). The English lookalike cone is unrelated; the genuine English cognate from this root is the vulgar cunt.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cunnus
- English cognates
- cunt
Examples
¡, !
Damn, you really frightened me!
¿ ?
Where the hell have I left the keys?
¡! .
Damn! It is not working again.
¿ ?
How the hell did you not tell me before?
, .
Bloody hell, it is freezing on the street this morning.
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