Words beginning with L

Of Latin American descent or origin.

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.

A surname from French.

A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia. Capital: Riga.

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

A small coastal town in Laugharne Township community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3010).

verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

A town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3384).

To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other appar…

A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machin…

A laundering; a washing.

A female given name from Latin.

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Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white …

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A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence

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A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.