Cuerpo

/kweɪrpoʊ/ noun

Definition

A Spanish word meaning 'body,' referring to the physical form of a person or animal.

Etymology

From Latin 'corpus' meaning body. This root appears in English words like 'corpse,' 'corporate,' and 'corpulent,' all sharing the same Latin origin.

Kelly Says

The word 'corpus' in Latin became the foundation for an entire field of study—'corpus linguistics' uses collections of actual written and spoken text (like a body of writing) to understand how language really works.

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