lanugine

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lānūgō, lānūginem.

Noun

lanugine f (plural lanugini)

1. down, pile (soft hair)
2. fluff, fuzz
3. pubarche

Related terms

• lana

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /laːˈnuː.ɡi.ne/, [ɫ̪äːˈnuːɡɪnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈnu.d͡ʒi.ne/, [läˈnuːd͡ʒine]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) lānūgine f

1. ablative singular of lānūgō