corporal

/koɾpoˈɾal/ · B2 · adj

body

💪 From Latin corpus (body), like English corpse and corporal punishment

Spanish corporal means of the body: temperatura corporal is body temperature. It comes from Latin corpus, body, which also gave English corps, corpse and corporation. Stress falls on the last syllable: cor-po-RAL.

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