el

masculine

/ˈla.βjo/

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Translation

lip

Word origin

From Latin labium ('lip').

Origin: Latin
Root: labium
English cognates: labial, labium

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Plurallabios

Examples

Her lower lip hurts a little.

He has a small cut on his lip.

His lip changed colour from the cold.

She gave him a kiss on the upper lip.

The cold dried my lips a lot.

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This word is part of lesson 31.