el
masculine
/tɾiˈβuto/
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Translation
tribute, tax
Word origin
From Latin tributum ('a thing paid'), from tribuere ('to allot, to assign'), originally 'to divide among the tribes'. The same root gives English 'tribute' and 'contribute'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tributum
- English cognates
- tribute, contribute
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltributos
Examples
músicos .
The concert was a tribute to the country's great musicians.
campesinos .
The peasants paid a tribute to the king every year.
rindió caídos.
The city paid tribute to the fallen heroes.
vigor .
The new tax on tobacco comes into force tomorrow.
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Did you know that monument is a tribute to peace?
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