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common
/tuˈɾista/
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Translation
tourist
Word origin
From English 'tourist', from 'tour', ultimately from Latin tornus ('a lathe, a turn'), from Greek tornos. The word entered Spanish through French tourisme in the nineteenth century.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- tour
- English cognates
- tour, tournament
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralturistas
Examples
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The tourist took a photo of the cathedral.
Muchos .
Many tourists visit the city in summer.
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The tourist asked how to get to the museum.
¿ ?
Are you a tourist or do you live here?
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The tourists were queuing in front of the castle.
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