lanugo
Spanish, noun/laˈnuɡo/
lanugo is spelled L-A-N-U-G-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written Spanish, the 274,170th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanugo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lanugo (soft, thin hair like that of a newborn)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pelo o vello corporal presente en los fetos hasta el 8 mes del embarazo. La presencia de lanugo en el recién…”.
What does lanugo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelanugo (soft, thin hair like that of a newborn)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pelo o vello corporal presente en los fetos hasta el 8 mes del embarazo. La presencia de lanugo en el recién nacido es una señal del parto prematuro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lanugo
- lanugos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanugo?
- /laˈnuɡo/
- [laˈnu.ɣ̞o]
- [laˈnuɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lanugo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lanugo in Spanish?
lanugo appears about once in every 62 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).