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colon

Pronunciation: /ˈkolon/

“colon” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. colon (punctuation mark)
  2. colon (part of the large intestine)

In Spanish

  1. Parte del intestino grueso situada entre el ciego y el recto. Se divide en colon ascendente, colon transverso, colon descendente y colon sigmoide.

Etymology

From Latin cōlon, from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon).

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