Phrase guide

ear lobe

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: burr, earlap

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: earlobe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lobe

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oorlel — a part of the ear
  • Afrikaans: oorbel — a part of the ear
  • Arabic: شَحْمَة اَلْأُذْن (šaḥmat al-ʔuḏn) — a part of the ear
  • Arabic: شحمة الودن (šaḥmat el wedn) — a part of the ear
  • Armenian: բլթակ (bltʻak) — a part of the ear
  • Azerbaijani: mərcək — a part of the ear
  • Catalan: lòbul — a part of the ear
  • Chinese Cantonese: 耳珠 (ji5 zyu1) — a part of the ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳垂 (ěrchuí) — a part of the ear
  • Czech: ušní lalůček — a part of the ear
  • Danish: øreflip — a part of the ear
  • Dutch: oorlel — a part of the ear
  • Finnish: korvanipukka — a part of the ear
  • French: lobe (de l'oreille) — a part of the ear
  • West-Frisian: earlapke — a part of the ear
  • West-Frisian: earleltsje — a part of the ear
  • West-Frisian: eartipke — a part of the ear
  • German: Ohrläppchen — a part of the ear
  • Greek: λοβός (lovós) — a part of the ear
  • Hebrew: תְּנוּךְ (tnuch) — a part of the ear
  • Hungarian: fülcimpa — a part of the ear
  • Icelandic: eyrnasnepill — a part of the ear
  • Indonesian: cuping — a part of the ear
  • Indonesian: daun telinga — a part of the ear
  • Irish: bog na cluaise — a part of the ear
  • Irish: bun na cluaise — a part of the ear
  • Irish: liopa cluaise — a part of the ear
  • Irish: maothán cluaise — a part of the ear
  • Irish: maothán — a part of the ear
  • Italian: lobo — a part of the ear
  • Japanese: 耳朶 — a part of the ear
  • Kapampangan: pingul — a part of the ear
  • Kikuyu: moni — a part of the ear
  • Korean: 귓불 (gwitbul) — a part of the ear
  • Northern Kurdish: nermika guhê — a part of the ear
  • Lithuanian: ausies spenelis — a part of the ear
  • Malay: cuping telinga — a part of the ear
  • Māori: hoi — a part of the ear
  • Māori: pokopoko — a part of the ear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øreflipp — a part of the ear
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øyreflipp — a part of the ear
  • Old English: ēarlæppa — a part of the ear
  • Persian: نرمهٔ گوش (narme-ye guš) — a part of the ear
  • Polish: małżowina — a part of the ear
  • Portuguese: lóbulo — a part of the ear
  • Rapa Nui: epe — a part of the ear
  • Romanian: lob al urechii — a part of the ear
  • Russian: мо́чка (móčka) — a part of the ear
  • Spanish: lóbulo — a part of the ear
  • Spanish: lóbulo auricular — a part of the ear
  • Swahili: ndewe — a part of the ear
  • Swedish: örsnibb — a part of the ear
  • Swedish: öronsnibb — a part of the ear
  • Tagalog: pingol — a part of the ear
  • Thai: ติ่งหู (dtìng-hǔu) — a part of the ear
  • Turkish: kulak memesi — a part of the ear
  • Ukrainian: мо́чка ву́ха (móčka vúxa) — a part of the ear
  • Uzbek: solinchak — a part of the ear
  • Uzbek: sirgʻaliq — a part of the ear
  • Vietnamese: dái tai — a part of the ear
  • Welsh: llabed clust — a part of the ear
  • Woiwurrung: kurnagar — a part of the ear