el
masculine
/ˈkwento/
#1183 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
story, tale
Word origin
From Latin computus ('a calculation, reckoning'), via the verb computare ('to count'). The sense shifted from 'an account, a reckoning' to 'a narrative account, a story'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- computus
- English cognates
- compute, count
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcuentos
Examples
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My father used to read us a story every night.
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This story is very nice and short.
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The kids want to hear another story before sleeping.
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She wrote a story for her son's school.
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Don't tell me stories, tell me the truth.
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