el
masculine
/meˈtal/
#1928 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
metal
Word origin
From Latin metallum ('metal, mine'), from Greek metallon ('mine, quarry').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- metallum
- English cognates
- metal, metallurgy
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmetales
Examples
resistente.
The door is made of very strong metal.
.
Gold is a precious metal.
oxida .
This metal rusts in the rain.
estructura .
The bridge structure is made of metal.
.
My brother loves metal music.
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 queueThis word is part of lesson 39.