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cúmulo

heap, accumulation

noun KOO-moo-loh Rare

Origin: From Latin cumulus (heap, pile).

Also means

cumulus (cloud type)

Usage Note

Cúmulo is a proparoxytone requiring an accent mark. It refers to a large accumulation of things, such as un cúmulo de problemas ('a heap of problems'), and is also the meteorological term for the cumulus cloud type. The verb acumular and noun acumulación share the same root.

Examples

"Hay un cúmulo de trabajo pendiente."

Natural Translation

There is a heap of outstanding work.

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