No. 1,818 in Catalan
cua
"Tail."
In a sentence
Vaig veure una cua llarga per comprar entrades al teatre.
I saw a long line to buy tickets at the theater.
Here, 'cua' means 'line' or 'queue', referring to a group of people waiting for something.
El gos mou la seva cua quan està content.
The dog moves its tail when it is happy.
In this sentence, 'cua' means 'tail', referring to the physical tail of an animal.
La cua del meteorit es podia veure des del cel.
The tail of the meteorite could be seen from the sky.
Here, 'cua' refers to the 'tail' of a meteorite, describing the luminous trail left by it in the sky.
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