el

masculine

/ˈraʝo/

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Translation

lightning bolt, ray, beam

Word origin

From Latin radius ('rod, spoke, ray'). The same radius gives English 'radius', 'ray' and 'radio'.

Origin: Latin
Root: radius
English cognates: ray, radius, radio

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrayos

Examples

A bolt of lightning struck the tree during the storm.

The first rays of sun came in through the window.

¡ !

The boy runs like lightning!

radiografía X.

The doctor took an X-ray of me.

iluminó .

A beam of light lit up the back of the cave.

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This word is part of lesson 22.