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Word of the Day: Prefijo

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día:

el prefijo

Pronunciación aproximada:

preh-FEE-ho (In most areas, the Spanish j is pronounced with a guttural sound.) Listen

Significado:

prefix; dialing code, such as an area code in the United States, that is placed before a telephone number, usually to indicate what region or city the telephone is located in

Ejemplo:

En castellano, generalmente los prefijos tienen origen latino o griego.

Traducción:

In Spanish, prefixes generally have Latin or Greek origin.

Otras palabras:

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