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UnisexSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Lerato

Sesotho for love, from the verb for loving or liking.

Meaning and origin

Lerato is the ordinary Sesotho noun for love, formed from the verb for loving in the way Sesotho regularly turns verbs into abstract nouns.

How to pronounce Lerato

English (US)leh-RAH-toh /lɛˈrɑːtoʊ/

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