lágrima

/ˈlaɡɾima/ · B1 · noun · f

tear

lágrima — tear

💧😢 From Latin lacrima, same root as English lachrymose (tearful)

Latin lacrima also gives English lacrimal, as in the lacrimal glands that make tears. In Spanish the c became a g, so lacrima turned into lágrima. Stress the first syllable: LA-gri-ma.

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