Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ɡɾanˈxeɾo/

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Translation

farmer

Word origin

From granja ('farm'), from Old French grange ('barn, granary'), from Latin granica, based on granum ('grain'). English 'grange' and 'granary' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
granum
English cognates
grange, granary

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgranjeros

Examples

.

The farmer gets up very early every day.

granjera .

The farmer sells fresh eggs at the market.

.

The farmers gathered the harvest before the rain.

buen .

A good farmer takes good care of his animals.

araba .

The farmer was ploughing the field with his tractor.

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This word is part of lesson 54.