Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈθoo/

Line drawing of zoo
Coloured illustration of zoo
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Translation

zoo

Word origin

A shortening of 'zoological garden', from Greek zoion ('animal'). The same clipping gives English 'zoo'.

Origin
Greek
Root
zoion
English cognates
zoo, zoology

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralzoos

Examples

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On Sunday we took the children to the zoo.

leones, jirafas elefantes.

At the zoo there are lions, giraffes and elephants.

¡, !

Look, the zoo has a new panda bear!

cierra .

The zoo closes at seven in the evening.

¿ cuesta ?

How much does a ticket to the zoo cost?

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This word is part of lesson 90.