Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/faks/

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Translation

fax

Word origin

A shortening of the English 'facsimile', itself from Latin fac simile ('make it similar'). The word entered Spanish as a loanword with the technology.

Origin
English
Root
facsimile
English cognates
facsimile, simile

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralfaxes

Examples

, envíame .

Please send me the contract by fax.

.

The office still has an old fax machine in a corner.

documentos .

We received the fax with all the documents this morning.

¿ ?

What is your fax number?

electrónico, mandaba .

Before email, everything was sent by fax.

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This word is part of lesson 83.