🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

bucle

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbukle

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loop/luːp/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella hizo un bucle alrededor del parque."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

    "The runner took a loop around the park before heading home."
As verb
  1. 1

    To form into a loop or to move in a circular path.

    "She decided to loop the ribbon around the gift."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'loop' originates from the Middle English 'lope', which is derived from the Old English 'hlēapan', meaning 'to leap'. Over time, it evolved to refer to a circular or curved shape, particularly in the context of ropes or paths.

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