Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/e.tiˈketa/

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Translation

label, tag

Word origin

From French étiquette ('a label, a ticket'), from Old French estiquette, from estiquier ('to attach, to stick'). English borrowed the same French word as 'etiquette' and 'ticket'.

Origin
French
Root
étiquette
English cognates
etiquette, ticket

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraletiquetas

Examples

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The label says that the shirt is one hundred per cent cotton.

Arranqué regalar .

I tore off the price tag before giving the jumper as a gift.

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At a formal dinner you must respect the rules of etiquette.

¿ lavadora?

Have you read the label before putting the clothes in the washing machine?

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I do not like being labelled for the way I dress.

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