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el lápiz

/ehl LAH-pees/

English

pencil

हिन्दी (Hindi)

पेंसिल

pencil

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)

ਪੈਨਸਿਲ

pensil

Literal meaning

"Lápiz" comes from Latin "lapis", meaning stone, referring to the graphite once mistaken for lead.

Example sentence

Necesito un lápiz para dibujar.

I need a pencil to draw.

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