el

masculine

/ˈla.piθ/

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Translation

pencil

Word origin

From Italian lapis ('pencil'), from Latin lapis ('stone'), originally short for lapis plumbarius ('lead stone').

Gendermasculine

Plurallápicesirregular

I need a pencil to write the letter.

My pencil is on the table.

The child has a red pencil.

I bought new pencils for school.

Dibujé .

I drew a horse with this pencil.

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Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 60.