coronel

Meaning

colonel

Hyphenated as

co‧ro‧nel

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koɾoˈnel/

Etymology

Probably from Middle French colonel, from Italian colonnello, or alternatively from Old Occitan coronel, from a diminutive of Latin columna, becoming influenced by corona.

Sentences

Su cabeza visible fue , durante muchos años , un coronel que ejercía de entrenador .

His visible head was, for many years, a colonel who served as a trainer.

En la jefatura de Estado Mayor fue situado el teniente coronel Aurelio Matilla Jimeno .

Lieutenant Colonel Aurelio Matilla Jimeno was placed at the Chief of Staff.