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cordel

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Etymology

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From Spanish cordel (surveying rope, 50 varas), from Catalan cordell (cord, string), from Vulgar Latin *cordellus (little rope), from Latin chorda (rope, cord) + -ellus (-elle: forming diminutives). Equivalent to cord +‎ -el.

Noun

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cordel (plural cordels or cordeles)

  1. (historical) Spanish chain, a traditional Spanish and Mexican unit of distance equivalent to about 41.9 m.

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈdɛl/ [kuɾˈðɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈdɛ.li/ [kuɾˈðɛ.li]

  • Hyphenation: cor‧del

Noun

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cordel m (plural cordéis)

  1. strand (short string)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan cordell (cord, string), from Vulgar Latin *cordellus (little rope, cord, string), from Latin chorda (rope, cord) + -ellus (-elle: forming diminutives). Equivalent to corda +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koɾˈdel/ [koɾˈð̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: cor‧del

Noun

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cordel m (plural cordeles)

  1. string (thin thread)
    Synonym: mecate
  2. twine (thin cord or rope)
    Synonym: cuerda
  3. (historical) chain (surverying or measuring rope, typically of 50 or 100 varas)
  4. (historical) cordel, Spanish chain (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.9 m in 19th-century Spain)

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