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cuello

See also: Cuello

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin collum.

Noun edit

cuello m (plural cuellos)

  1. neck

References edit

Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin collum. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese colo and Old French col.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cuello m (plural cuellos)

  1. neck
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5r. a.
      Corrio eſau aencuẽtro de ſo ermano. E abraçol & echo ſobre ſo cuello el braço.
      Esau ran to meet with his brother, then he hugged him and put his arm over his neck.
    • Idem, f. 61r. a.
      Eſtas palabras hyua diziendo por la uilla de ih̃r̃l̃m e yua cõ la cadena enel cuello
      He said these words throughout the city of Jerusalem while walking with the chain around his neck

Descendants edit

  • Spanish: cuello (see there for further descendants)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish cuello, from Latin collum. Cognate with English collar, French cou, Italian collo, Galician and Portuguese colo.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈkweʝo/ [ˈkwe.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈkweʎo/ [ˈkwe.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkweʃo/ [ˈkwe.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkweʒo/ [ˈkwe.ʒo]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

  • Syllabification: cue‧llo

Noun edit

cuello m (plural cuellos)

  1. neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso)
  2. collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)

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