cor

Meaning

  1. (feminine) colour (UK), color (US)
  2. (feminine) complexion

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkoʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coor f, from Latin colōrem m, from Old Latin colos (“covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”). Compare Galician cor and Spanish color.

Cognate with Galician
Galician
cor
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
color
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