Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈmuɾo/

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Translation

wall

Word origin

From Latin murus ('wall'), the same root behind English 'mural' and 'immure'.

Origin
Latin
Root
murus
English cognates
mural, immure

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmuros

Examples

.

The garden is surrounded by a high wall.

.

The children jumped over the wall to fetch the ball.

mural .

They painted a huge mural on the school wall.

.

The old stone wall separates the two estates.

¡, !

Careful, that wall is falling down!

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This word is part of lesson 38.