la
feminine
/ˈxawla/
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Translation
cage
Word origin
From Latin caveola, a diminutive of cavea ('hollow, enclosure, cage'), from cavus ('hollow'). The same root gives English 'cage' and 'cave'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caveola
- English cognates
- cage, cave
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraljaulas
Examples
.
The bird sings inside the cage.
loro .
They opened the cage and the parrot flew out.
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I do not like seeing animals in a cage.
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The lion paced around its cage.
hámster.
We bought a new cage for the hamster.
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