🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Carico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kah-ree-koh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Load/loʊd/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il camion era carico di mattoni pesanti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A weight or mass that is carried or supported.

    "The truck was filled with a heavy load of bricks."
As verb
  1. 1

    To put a load on or into something.

    "Please load the boxes onto the truck carefully."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'load' originates from the Old English 'lād', meaning 'way, course, or journey'. It has evolved through Middle English to refer to the act of loading or the burden carried, reflecting the physical and metaphorical weight of responsibilities or tasks.

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