Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/kuˈtʃiʎo/

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Translation

knife

Word origin

From Latin cultellus ('small knife'), a diminutive of culter ('knife, ploughshare'). The same root gives English cutlery and coulter.

Origin
Latin
Root
cultellus
English cognates
cutlery, coulter

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcuchillos

Examples

.

I need a better knife for the meat.

.

Cut the bread with the kitchen knife.

cajon .

Keep the knives in the top drawer.

.

She cut herself with the knife while preparing dinner.

chef .

The chef pulled out an enormous knife to prepare the fish.

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This word is part of lesson 23.