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/藞伞a蕩o/ ES

/藞伞a蕽o/ MX

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Translation

cockerel

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Word origin

From Latin gallus ('cock, rooster'), which also gives the name of the hen, gallina.

Origin
Latin
Root
gallus
English cognates
gallinaceous

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgallos

Examples

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The cockerel crows at dawn.

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On the farm there is a cockerel and many hens.

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The cockerel woke the whole house up.

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That cockerel is very aggressive with the other animals.

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She drew a red cockerel in the notebook.

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This word is taught in chapter 38, lesson 8: gallo, mojado, v铆nculo and 7 more words.