el
masculine
/embaxaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
ambassador
Word origin
From Old Occitan ambaissador, ultimately from Gaulish ambactos ('servant, vassal'). The same root gives English 'ambassador' and 'embassy'.
- Origin
- Gaulish
- Root
- ambactos
- English cognates
- ambassador, embassy
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralembajadores
Examples
.
The Spanish ambassador visited the president.
embajadora .
The ambassador gave a speech at the dinner.
embajada.
The ambassador lives near the embassy.
.
They appointed a new ambassador to France.
gran .
The actor is an ambassador for a big brand.
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