el

masculine

/penˈdjente/

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Translation

earring

Word origin

From the present participle of pender ('to hang'), from Latin pendere. An earring is literally something that hangs, and the same root gives English 'pendant' and 'pending'.

Origin: Latin
Root: pendere
English cognates: pendant, pending, pendulum

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpendientes

Examples

I lost an earring at the party.

She is wearing gold earrings.

I still have a pending matter with the bank.

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Have you seen my silver earring?

He gave me some earrings for my birthday.

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This word is part of lesson 43.