Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/laˈðɾiʎo/

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Translation

brick

Word origin

From Latin later ('brick'), probably through a diminutive form. The same Latin root lies behind the technical English term 'lateritic'.

Origin
Latin
Root
later

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralladrillos

Examples

obrero coloca .

The labourer lays each brick carefully.

hecha .

The wall is made of red bricks.

.

A brick fell on my foot.

¿ muro?

How many bricks do we need for the wall?

.

This book is as boring as a brick.

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This word is part of lesson 64.