No. 7,801 in Catalan
coes
"Coes" in Catalan means "tails" or "queues."
In a sentence
Les coes davant del cinema eren llargues.
The queues in front of the cinema were long.
The word 'coes' is used here to denote 'queues,' referring to groups of people waiting in a line.
Vaig veure coes de núvols al cel.
I saw tails of clouds in the sky.
In this sentence, 'coes' refers metaphorically to 'tails,' describing the shapes of clouds visually resembling tails.
L'animal té unes coes boniques.
The animal has beautiful tails.
Here, 'coes' is used literally to mean 'tails,' physical extensions found on animals.
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