columna

/koˈlumna/ · B1 · noun · f

column

🏛️ columna = English column, same Latin word columna, plus an a ending

Spanish kept the Latin columna unchanged, and English shortened it to column. It also means a line of people or vehicles: en columna means in single file. Like most words ending in -a, it is feminine: la columna.

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