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lingerie.

women's underwear

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/Brazil[lɐ̃.ʒeˈhi]Brazil/lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/Rio-de-Janeiro[lɐ̃.ʒeˈχi]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. women's underwear

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Old French linge French linge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French lingerieubor. Portuguese lingerie Unadapted borrowing from French lingerie.

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