lass
[ las ]
/ læs /
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noun
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.
Nearby words
- lasker, emanuel,
- lasket,
- laski,
- laski, harold joseph,
- lasky,
- lassa,
- lassa fever,
- lassa virus,
- lassalle,
- lassalle, ferdinand
Origin of lass
1250–1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin
lassi
[ las-ee, luhs-ee ]
/ ˈlæs i, ˈlʌs i /
noun
an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
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Examples from the Web for lasses
lass
/ (læs) /
noun
a girl or young woman
informal a familiar form of address for any female
Word Origin for lass
C13: origin uncertain
lassi
/ (ˈlæsɪ) /
noun
a cold drink made with yoghurt or buttermilk and flavoured with sugar, salt, or a mild spice
Word Origin for lassi
from Hindi
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lass
"young woman," c.1300, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Swedish løsk kona "unmarried woman," but also perhaps related to Old Norse löskr "idle, weak," West Frisian lask "light, thin." Liberman suggests Old Danish las "rag." "Slang words for 'rag' sometimes acquire the jocular meaning 'child' and especially 'girl.'" "Used now only of mean girls" [Johnson, who also has lasslorn "forsaken by his mistress"]. Scottish diminutive lassie first recorded 1725.
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