el
masculine
/ˈteksto/
#2192 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
text
Word origin
From Latin textus ('a thing woven, a text'), from texere ('to weave'). The idea is of words 'woven' together. English 'text' and 'texture' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- textus
- English cognates
- text, texture
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltextos
Examples
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The teacher asked us to read the text aloud.
sola .
This text is too long for a single class.
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I will send you the text by email this afternoon.
¿ ?
Did you understand the text we read yesterday?
incluye autores .
The book includes texts by several famous authors.
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