Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/tos/

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Translation

cough

Word origin

From Latin tussis ('cough'). The same root gives the medical term 'pertussis', the Latin name for whooping cough.

Origin
Latin
Root
tussis
English cognates
pertussis

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltoses

Examples

.

I have a cough that will not go away for days.

recetó jarabe .

The doctor prescribed me a syrup for the cough.

.

A dry cough usually gets worse at night.

tapó notar .

He covered his mouth when he felt the cough coming.

¿ ?

How long have you had that bad cough?

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This word is part of lesson 84.