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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of boven + lip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboː.və(n)ˌlɪp/
- Hyphenation: bo‧ven‧lip
Noun
bovenlip m (plural bovenlippen, diminutive bovenlipje n)
- upper lip
Hij veegde de kruimels van zijn bovenlip na het eten van een broodje.- He wiped the crumbs off his upper lip after eating a sandwich.
De vrouw bracht voorzichtig lippenstift aan op haar bovenlip en onderlip.- The woman carefully applied lipstick to her upper lip and lower lip.
Het koude ijsje deed haar bovenlip trillen van de kou.- The cold ice cream made her upper lip tremble from the cold.