el

masculine

/ˈkweʎo/ ES

/ˈkweʝo/ MX

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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.

She was wearing something woollen around her neck.

The collar of the shirt is dirty.

The new coat has a very soft fur collar.

Estiró .

She stretched her neck to see the stage better.

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This word is part of lesson 22.