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eco

echo

noun EH-koh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: From Greek ēchō (sound, echo), via Latin echo.

Usage Note

Eco refers to both a literal sound echo and a figurative resonance or response, as in hacer eco ('to resonate' or 'to echo'). The word is masculine despite ending in -o, which is regular for this Greek borrowing.

Examples

"El eco de su voz llenó la cueva."

Natural Translation

The echo of her voice filled the cave.

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