control

/konˈtɾol/ · A2 · noun · m

control

🎛️ Same word as English control, stress moved to the end: con-TROL

A direct cognate of English control, both from French contrôle = contre-rôle, a duplicate register kept to check accounts. Masculine: el control. Say it with a tapped r and the stress on the last syllable.

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