el
masculine
/koˈreo/
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Translation
mail, post, email
Word origin
From Catalan correu, from the verb correr ('to run'), ultimately from Latin currere ('to run'), the courier being a runner. The same root gives English 'courier' and 'current'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- currere
- English cognates
- courier, current, course
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcorreos
Examples
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I sent you an email this morning.
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I am going to the post office to send this parcel.
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I got a very long email from my boss.
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The post arrives late on Mondays.
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Please reply to the email when you can.
Used in
Stories
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