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lentigo

[ len-tahy-goh ]

noun

plural lentigines
  1. a freckle or other pigmented spot.


lentigo

/ ɛˈٲɪɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a technical name for a freckle
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԴdzܲ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lentigo1

1375–1425; late Middle English (in plural) < Latin, equivalent to Գī- (variant of lenti-, stem of ŧԲ lentil ) + noun suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lentigo1

C14: from Latin, from ŧԲ lentil
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Ten days later, I learned the mark on my shin was nothing, “a solar lentigo that became inflamed.”

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