muebles

B1 · noun · m

furniture

🛋️🪑 muebles = movables, from Latin mobilis, the same root as mobile

Furniture is the stuff in a house you can move, unlike the walls and floor. Latin mobilia (movable goods) became Spanish muebles, French meubles and Italian mobili. Singular: el mueble, one piece of furniture.

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