Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/peskaˈðoɾ/

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Translation

fisherman

Word origin

From pescar ('to fish'), from Latin piscari, from piscis ('fish'), with the agent suffix -dor.

Origin
Latin
Root
piscator
English cognates
piscatorial, Pisces

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpescadores

Examples

amanecer.

The fisherman went out to sea before dawn.

muelle.

The fishermen mended the nets on the quay.

.

My grandfather was a fisherman all his life.

¿ ?

How much fish did the fisherman sell today?

.

The fisherman waited for hours until a fish bit.

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This word is part of lesson 68.