Kilo Lingo

mouth

/maʊθ/

Line drawing of mouth
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Translation

The part of your face that you use to eat and to speak.

Word origin

From Old English muth, the old Germanic word for the mouth.

Origin
Old English
Root
muth

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmouths

Examples

wide.

"Mouth" is the part of the face you eat and speak with.

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"Mouths" is the plural, meaning more than one mouth.

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Here "mouth" is where the food goes.

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This word is part of lesson 11.