lentigo
nounUS /lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/ · UK /lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural).
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Medicine, Sciences A brown pigmented spot on the skin.
- […] too much lentigo camouflaged her rosy rustic features […]1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, The Olympia Press:
- Related terms
- lentiginous, lentiginose
- Hyponyms
- freckle