cuello

See also: Cuello

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin collum.

Noun

cuello m (plural cuellos)

  1. neck

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku͡eʎo/

Noun

cuello m (plural cuellos)

  1. neck
    • c. 1200, 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

  • Spanish: cuello (see there for further descendants)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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  • Syllabification: cue‧llo

Noun

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)

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Further reading