el
masculine
/koɾˈðon/
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Translation
cord, string, shoelace
Word origin
From cuerda ('rope, cord'), from Latin chorda, from Greek khorde ('gut string'), with the augmentative suffix -on. The same root gives English 'cord' and 'chord'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- chorda
- English cognates
- cord, chord
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcordones
Examples
atarse .
He bent down to tie his shoelace.
atado .
The parcel came tied with a red cord.
¡, desatado!
Careful, you have an undone shoelace!
formó .
The police formed a cordon around the building.
Colgaba medalla fino cuero.
A medal hung from a thin leather cord.
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