Noun
/teˈleɣɾafo/
The word "telégrafo" is used in the Spanish language to refer to a telegraph. It is more commonly used in written contexts than in oral speech.
El soldado envió un mensaje urgente a través del telégrafo. The soldier sent an urgent message through the telegraph.
La base militar recibió la orden del general por telégrafo. The military base received the general's order by telegraph.
"Telégrafo" is not often used in idiomatic expressions in Spanish.
The word "telégrafo" comes from the Greek words "tẽle" (far) and "gráphō" (write), which means "to write at a distance".
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