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lanugo

/ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
lanu-go
IPA
/ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ Proto-Italic *wlāna Latin lāna Latin -ūgō Latin lānūgōbor. English lanugo Borrowed from Latin lānūgō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lanugos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lanugo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/.
What does lanugo mean?
Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.
Where does lanugo come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ Proto-Italic *wlāna Latin lāna Latin -ūgō Latin lānūgōbor. English lanugo Borrowed from Latin lānūgō.

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