Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/lɛ/

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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

Gendermasculine
Plurallaits

Examples

.

I take my coffee with a little milk.

.

The baby drinks her milk before sleeping.

.

We need to buy milk for breakfast.

, .

This milk is too old, it smells bad.

soupe.

My mother puts milk in her soup.

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This word is part of lesson 26.