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feminine
/piˈɾamiðe/
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Translation
pyramid
Word origin
From Latin pyramis (genitive pyramidis), borrowed from Greek puramis, a word the Greeks used for the Egyptian monuments. English 'pyramid' comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- puramis
- English cognates
- pyramid
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpirámides
Examples
Egipto Guiza.
The most famous pyramid in Egypt is the one at Giza.
construyeron bloques .
The children built a pyramid out of wooden blocks.
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How many sides does the base of this pyramid have?
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We climbed to the top of the pyramid to see the view.
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In class we drew a pyramid to study its faces.
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