celda

/ˈθelda/ · B1 · noun · f

cell

🔒 celda = cell + da; both come from Latin cella, a small room

Latin cella meant a small storeroom, which is also where English gets cell and cellar. In Spain the c is said like th, so celda sounds like THEL-da. It is feminine: la celda.

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