Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈpala/

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Translation

spade, shovel

Word origin

From Latin pala ('spade, shovel'). The same root gives English 'peel', the flat tool a baker uses to move loaves in and out of an oven.

Origin
Latin
Root
pala
English cognates
peel

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpalas

Examples

ayúdame cavar hoyo.

Grab the shovel and help me dig this hole.

.

The children play with the bucket and spade on the beach.

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We need a shovel to clear the snow from the entrance.

Golpeó .

He hit the ball with the paddle on the final point.

¿ ?

Where did you leave the garden spade?

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This word is part of lesson 79.