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laterculus

Pronunciation: [ɫaˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫʊs]

“laterculus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. small brick; small tile
  2. a kind of pastry (so called because of its being shaped like a tile)
  3. a tile-shaped piece of land

Etymology

From later m (“brick; tile”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

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