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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in sense 4).
el frenillo(
freh
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nee
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. frenum
El frenillo conecta la lengua con el suelo de la boca.The frenum connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
b. fraenum
Renata se puso un piercing en el frenillo de la lengua.Renata got a piercing in the fraenum of her tongue.
c. frenulum
Martín abrió la boca y me mostró que tiene el frenillo corto.Martin opened his mouth and showed me that he has a short frenulum.
a. frenum
¿Se quita el frenillo cuando se realiza una circuncisión?Is the frenum removed when a circumcision is performed?
b. fraenum
El frenillo y el glande son las partes más sensibles del pene.The fraenum and the glans are the most sensitive parts of the penis.
c. frenulum
El paciente contó que se le cortó el frenillo durante el coito.The patient said his frenulum broke during intercourse.
3. (medicine)
a. speech defect
Luisina habla así porque tiene frenillo.Luisina speaks like that because she has a speech defect.
4. (dentistry) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
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