le
/lɛ/
Translation
milk
Word origin
From Latin lac, lactis ('milk'). The same root gave English lactic, lactose and lettuce (named for its milky sap).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lac, lactis
- English cognates
- lactic, lactose, lettuce
Grammar
Examples
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I take my coffee with a little milk.
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The baby drinks her milk before sleeping.
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We need to buy milk for breakfast.
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This milk is too old, it smells bad.
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My mother puts milk in her soup.
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