14 November 2013

chin is lekos

lekos = chin (noun) (some things Google found for "lekos": a uncommon term; Lekos are ellipsoidal reflector spotlights for stage lighting; an unusual last name that can be Greek; Lekos Dye & Finishing of the Greater Los Angeles area; LEKOS s.r.o. is a company in Slovakia that sells equipment for making candies or sweets; means will lick in Esperanto)

Word derivation for "chin":
Basque = kokots, Finnish = leuka
Miresua = lekos

In chapter 2 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Pool of Tears, Alice "was up to her chin in salt water".

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