Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈplas.ti.ko/

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Translation

plastic

Word origin

From Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos ('able to be moulded'), from plassein ('to mould, to form').

Origin
Greek
Root
plastikos
English cognates
plastic, plaster

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralplasticos

Examples

hecha .

This chair is made of plastic.

contamina .

Plastic pollutes the sea a lot.

.

I keep the food in a plastic container.

¡ !

Do not throw the plastic in the normal bin!

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Plastic toys are very light.

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This word is part of lesson 50.