cordel

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English

Etymology

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

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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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cor‧del

Noun

cordel m (plural cordéis)

  1. strand (short string)

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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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