Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈtaʎa/

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Translation

size

Word origin

From the verb tallar ('to carve, to cut'), which comes from Vulgar Latin taliare, from Latin talea ('a cutting or slip taken from a plant').

Origin
Latin
Root
talea
English cognates
tally, detail

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltallas

Examples

¿ ?

What shirt size do you take?

.

This size is too big for me.

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They do not have my size in that shop.

escultor roble.

The sculptor worked the carving in oak wood.

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I need a smaller size, please.

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This word is part of lesson 61.