Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈbiʝa/

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Translation

villa, small town

Word origin

From Latin villa ('country house, farm estate'). The same root gives English 'village', 'villa', and the French ending '-ville'.

Origin
Latin
Root
villa
English cognates
village, villa

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralvillas

Examples

.

We spent the summer in a villa by the sea.

.

The villa has a very large garden.

.

We live in a small town near the mountain.

Alquilamos .

We rented a villa for the holidays.

medieval conserva murallas.

The medieval town keeps its walls.

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