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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaquete
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paquete
"El cartero trajo un paquete para ti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail.
"She received a heavy parcel in the mail this morning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'parcelle', meaning 'small part' or 'particle', which traces back to the Late Latin root 'particella'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a generic small piece of anything to specifically designate a wrapped package or mail shipment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parcel" is said worldwide
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colis
Transliteration: colis
"Le facteur a livré un colis pour vous."
Paket
Transliteration: Paket
"Ich habe heute ein Paket erhalten."
pacco
Transliteration: pacco
"Il corriere ha consegnato un pacco."
paquete
Transliteration: paquete
"El cartero trajo un paquete para ti."
encomenda
Transliteration: encomenda
"A encomenda chegou esta manhã."
पार्सल
Transliteration: parsal
"मुझे डाक में एक पार्सल मिला है।"
包裹
Transliteration: bāoguǒ
"我今天收到一个包裹。"
소포
Transliteration: sopo
"오늘 아침에 소포를 받았습니다."
小包
Transliteration: Kozutsumi
"郵便局から小包が届きました。"
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