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masculine

/reˈkweɾ.ðo/

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Translation

memory, souvenir; I remember

Word origin

A deverbal noun from recordar, from Latin recordari ('to remember'), from re- ('again') and cor ('heart'). It means 'memory, souvenir'.

Origin
Latin
Root
recordari
English cognates
record, cordial

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

infancia.

I have a good memory of my childhood summers.

típico .

I brought her a typical souvenir from the city I visited.

.

I remember perfectly the day we met.

doloroso .

I keep a very painful memory of that time.

sobrino .

We bought a souvenir for each nephew before going back.

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