PERLÈCHE


Meaning of PERLÈCHE in English

(ˈ)per|lesh noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from French dialect perlicher to lick one's lips, from per- thoroughly (from Latin) + licher to lick, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon likkon to lick — more at lick

: a superficial inflammatory condition of the angles of the mouth often with fissuring that is caused especially by infection, avitaminosis

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