lago

Definitions of lago
  1. noun
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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    estanque
    lake used to store water for community use
    albufera, cocha, laguna
    a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
    estanque
    a small lake
    ibón
    a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
    piscina, vivar, vivero
    a freshwater pond with fish
    laguna
    a small pond of standing water
    cubo
    a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
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    agua
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  2. noun
    a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
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    abra, admisión, aflujo, angra, cala, caleta, ensenada, entrada, entrante, estero, rada, seno, toma
    an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
  3. noun
    a small pond of standing water
    synonyms: laguna
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    estanque
    a small lake
  4. noun
    a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
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    pigmento
    dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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