colonel
Meaning
- a colonel, highest commissioned officer below generals
- an ice cream dessert consisting of lemon sherbet and vodka
Concepts
colonel
group captain
captain
air force
headmost
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ.lɔ.nɛl/
Etymology
From Italian colonnello. Compare Middle French coronel, borrowed earlier from the same source. See English colonel for more.
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Sentences
Ils s'installeront finalement à Wilmington avec leur ami le colonel Toussard.
They finally settled in Wilmington with their friend Colonel Toussard.
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