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lacrima

tear

noun LAH-kree-mah Rare

Origin: Latin lacrima

Usage Note

Lacrima carries antepenultimate stress (LAH-kree-mah, not lah-KREE-mah). The idiom scoppiare in lacrime means 'to burst into tears'. Lacryma Christi is a famous Campanian wine named after the word.

Examples

"Una lacrima le scese sulla guancia."

Natural Translation

A tear ran down her cheek.

Literal Translation

A tear to-her descended on-the cheek.

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