Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈrana/

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Translation

frog

Word origin

From Latin rana ('frog'), of imitative origin. It survives in the scientific term 'ranidae' for the true-frog family.

Origin
Latin
Root
rana

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralranas

Examples

nenúfar .

The frog jumped from the lily pad into the water.

¡ !

Look how green that frog is!

.

At night you can hear the frogs by the river.

charco.

The boy caught a small frog in the puddle.

, convierte .

In the story, the frog turns into a prince.

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This word is part of lesson 57.