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/ˈfalda/

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Translation

skirt

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Word origin

From Frankish falda ('fold'), of Germanic origin, referring first to the folded cloth of a garment. The 'lower slope of a mountain' sense grew from the same image of a hanging fold.

Origin
Frankish
Root
falda
English cognates
fold

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfaldas

Examples

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She is wearing a very elegant blue skirt.

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This skirt is too long on me.

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I bought a new skirt for the wedding.

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The village sits on the lower slope of the mountain.

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I prefer the short skirt to the trousers.

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This word is taught in chapter 35, lesson 10: falda, salvador, fibra and 7 more words.