Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈseða/

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Translation

silk

Word origin

From Latin saeta ('bristle, stiff hair'), which in medieval usage came to mean the fine thread of silk.

Origin
Latin
Root
saeta

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsedas

Examples

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She was wearing a blue silk dress.

.

Silk is a very soft and light fabric.

pañuelo .

They bought a silk scarf at the market.

¿ ?

Where does the silk we use today come from?

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Her hands were as soft as silk.

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This word is part of lesson 60.