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/藞xawla/

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Translation

cage

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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

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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.

h谩mster.

We bought a new cage for the hamster.

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This word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 12: jaula, hilo, enterarse and 7 more words.