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
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Her lower lip hurts a little.
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He has a small cut on his lip.
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His lip changed colour from the cold.
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She gave him a kiss on the upper lip.
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The cold dried my lips a lot.
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