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English as a Multicultural Language

Question 2 • Common Core ELA 9 - ELA3009 A-IC

The Spanish word for collaborate is colaborar. This is an example of a .

Answer
A
borrowing
B
cognate
C
word root

Explanation

“Colaborar” in Spanish and “collaborate” in English have similar spelling and meaning, and they share a common origin. Words like these are called cognates. “Colaborar” is not simply an English word borrowed into Spanish, nor is it a word root.

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