Kilo Lingo

/omosekˈswal/

Line drawing of homosexual
Coloured illustration of homosexual
#4485 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

homosexual, gay

Word origin

Coined in the late nineteenth century from Greek homos ('same') and Latin sexualis ('sexual').

Origin
Greek and Latin
Root
homos + sexualis
English cognates
homosexual

Grammar

Masc pluralhomosexuales

Examples

Muchos reconocen .

Many countries now recognise homosexual marriage.

aniversario .

The homosexual couple celebrated their anniversary with the family.

¿ ?

When was that law on the rights of homosexual people passed?

asociación .

It is an association that supports young homosexual people.

.

The study analyses attitudes towards homosexual relationships.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 90.