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feminine

/esˈpalda/

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Translation

back (body part)

Word origin

From Late Latin spatula ('shoulder blade'), a diminutive of spatha ('broad blade'). The same root gives English spatula.

Origin
Latin
Root
spatula
English cognates
spatula

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralespaldas

Examples

.

My back hurts a lot.

tumbó .

She lay down on her back on the sand.

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He said it behind her back.

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She carries a heavy bag on her back every day.

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He turned his back on me and left without saying a word.

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This word is part of lesson 16.