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 French col and Old Galician-Portuguese colo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkweʎo/

    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

    • Ladino: kueyo / קואילייו
    • Spanish: cuello (see there for further descendants)

    Spanish

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.?
    Latin collum
    Old Spanish cuello
    Spanish cuello

    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

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