This week’s theme
Words borrowed from German & Hawaiian

This week’s words
Sehnsucht
lei
verstehen
kapu
wissenschaft

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(lay, LAY-ee)

MEANING:

noun: A garland, typically made of flowers, or leaves, shells, nuts, feathers, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Hawaiian lei. Earliest documented use: 1843.

USAGE:

“Jade put a lei around Jett’s neck.”
Lynne Westwood; The Fabulous Snobby Cats of Heavenly Hills; Tate; 2007.

See more usage examples of lei in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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