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triángulo

triangle

noun tree-AHN-goo-loh Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Origin: From Latin triangulum (three-angled figure)

Usage Note

Triángulo covers the geometric shape as well as the musical percussion instrument; in music, tocar el triángulo means to play the triangle. The written accent falls on the á (triángulo), making it esdrújula with the stress on the antepenultimate syllable.

Examples

"El triángulo tiene tres lados iguales."

Natural Translation

The triangle has three equal sides.

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