el

Meaning

a unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit

Concepts

ell

cubit

rod

tbsp

Frequency

B2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛl/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch elne, elle, from Old Dutch *elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu. Cognate with English ell, German Low German Ell, German Elle.

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