lacrimal (lachrymal) — relating to or marked by tears
lagrimal — same meaning; this is the Spanish cognate
While the more common spelling in English is “lachrymal,” I put the lesser-used “lacrimal” first above because it’s a much clearer cognate for its Spanish counterpart.
When teaching Spanish, the word for “tears” — as in the wet drops that fall from y…
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