el
masculine
/ˈpol.βo/
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Translation
dust, powder
Word origin
From Latin pulvis ('dust, powder'). The same root gives English powder, pulverise and pollen.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pulvis
- English cognates
- powder, pulverise, pollen
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpolvos
Examples
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There is a lot of dust on the old table.
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The wind kicked up a cloud of dust on the road.
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I cleaned the dust off the windows this morning.
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The doctor gave her a medicine in powder form.
botas .
His boots were full of dust after the journey.
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