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masculine

/esˈpexo/

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Translation

mirror

Word origin

From Latin speculum ('mirror'), from specere ('to look at'). The same root gives the English words below.

Origin
Latin
Root
speculum
English cognates
speculum, spectacle

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralespejos

Examples

.

I look at myself in the mirror every morning.

roto.

The bathroom mirror is broken.

.

There is a big mirror on the living room wall.

.

The car mirror helps me see behind.

dormitorio.

I bought a new mirror for the bedroom.

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This word is part of lesson 33.