el
masculine
/ˈkweʎo/
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Translation
neck, collar
Word origin
From Latin collum ('neck'). The same root gives English collar.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- collum
- English cognates
- collar
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcuellos
Examples
.
My neck hurts after sleeping badly.
lana .
She was wearing something woollen around her neck.
camisa .
The collar of the shirt is dirty.
abrigo suave.
The new coat has a very soft fur collar.
Estiró .
She stretched her neck to see the stage better.
Used in
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