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eli.

ointment, balm, lotion

3 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛlɪ/North-Wales/ˈeːli/South-Wales/ˈɛli/South-Wales
  1. ointment, balm, lotion

    masculine
  2. salve, remedy

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh eli, from Proto-Brythonic *ėliv, borrowed from Latin olīvum, see olīva and oleum.

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