Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/moˈlaɾ/

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Translation

molar

Word origin

From Latin molaris ('molar tooth, millstone'), from mola ('millstone'), because molars grind food. English 'molar' comes from the same Latin word.

Origin
Latin
Root
molaris
English cognates
molar

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmolares

Examples

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The dentist took out one of my molars this morning.

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My upper molar hurts a lot.

caries primer .

You have a cavity in your first molar.

sirven triturar .

Molars are used to grind up food.

primer .

The boy lost his first milk molar.

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This word is part of lesson 79.