el
masculine
/paβeˈʎon/
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Translation
pavilion, hall, ward
Word origin
From Old French paveillon ('tent, canopy'), from Latin papilio ('butterfly'), which came to mean a tent because its spread flaps resembled wings. The same root gives English 'pavilion'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- papilio
- English cognates
- pavilion
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpabellones
Examples
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The concert is being held in the sports hall.
Trasladaron .
They moved the patient to the surgery ward.
feria.
Each country has its pavilion at the fair.
español.
The ship was sailing under the Spanish flag.
¿ exposición ?
In which hall is the art exhibition?
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