el
masculine
/ˈmuɾo/
#1866 of 5,000 Core 5000
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
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The garden is surrounded by a high wall.
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The children jumped over the wall to fetch the ball.
mural .
They painted a huge mural on the school wall.
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The old stone wall separates the two estates.
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Careful, that wall is falling down!
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