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lip.

lip (part of the mouth)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪp/

  1. lip (part of the mouth)

    feminine
    Ze likte haar lippen na het eten van het heerlijke dessert.
    De zoen op haar lippen bracht een glimlach op haar gezicht.

  2. lip (of a container)

    feminine
    De fles had een speciale rubberen lip om morsen te voorkomen.
    Het blikje had een metalen lipje waarmee je het gemakkelijk kon openen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch leppe, with influence of Middle Low German lippe, from Old Dutch leppa, from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.