Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈoŋɡo/

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Translation

mushroom

Word origin

From Latin fungus ('mushroom, fungus'). The English word 'fungus' comes from the same Latin source.

Origin
Latin
Root
fungus
English cognates
fungus, fungal

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralhongos

Examples

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We picked mushrooms in the forest after the rain.

venenoso, .

This mushroom is poisonous, do not touch it.

humedad favorece .

The damp encourages the growth of fungi.

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Do you like pizza with mushrooms and cheese?

recetó crema .

The doctor prescribed him a cream for the fungus on his foot.

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This word is part of lesson 82.