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Meaning of colo | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈkɔlo̝

Definitions

  1. neck; collum (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)
    masculine
  2. neck (part of a bone that connects its head to its body)
    masculine
  3. cervix (necklike portion of any part)
    masculine
  4. lap (upper legs of a seated person)
    masculine
  5. torso, shoulders and arms of a standing person
    masculine

Equivalents

English collar Lap neck
Kurdî lap lap

Examples

“Et por esta razõ sempre andou en andas et en colo dos omes ata que morreu.”

And for this reason he always went in stretchers and in the arms of men until he died

“1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 419”

Assize of the pots: Item, they ordered that any person who brings a load of pots from the outside for selling inside this city, that they shall pay two white coins for each load; and a white coin for a sack; and for the lot that they carry in their arms, a coin; an two coins for each amphora

“Non leves a nena no colo, deixa que ande.”

Don't carry the little girl in your arms, let her walk.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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