diff --git a/lib/pangea/common/network/urls.dart b/lib/pangea/common/network/urls.dart
index 5bb4f2c86..433ef026c 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/common/network/urls.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/common/network/urls.dart
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class PApiUrls {
       "${PApiUrls.choreoEndpoint}/practice";
 
   static String lemmaDictionary = "${PApiUrls.choreoEndpoint}/lemma_definition";
+  static String lemmaDictionaryEdit =
+      "${PApiUrls.choreoEndpoint}/lemma_definition/edit";
   static String morphDictionary = "${PApiUrls.choreoEndpoint}/morph_meaning";
 
   static String activityPlanGeneration =
diff --git a/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_edit_request.dart b/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_edit_request.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..568e5356e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_edit_request.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+class LemmaEditRequest {
+  String lemma;
+  String partOfSpeech;
+  String lemmaLang;
+  String userL1;
+
+  String? newMeaning;
+  List<String>? newEmojis;
+
+  LemmaEditRequest({
+    required this.lemma,
+    required this.partOfSpeech,
+    required this.lemmaLang,
+    required this.userL1,
+    this.newMeaning,
+    this.newEmojis,
+  });
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    return {
+      "lemma": lemma,
+      "part_of_speech": partOfSpeech,
+      "lemma_lang": lemmaLang,
+      "user_l1": userL1,
+      "new_meaning": newMeaning,
+      "new_emojis": newEmojis,
+    };
+  }
+
+  factory LemmaEditRequest.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return LemmaEditRequest(
+      lemma: json["lemma"],
+      partOfSpeech: json["part_of_speech"],
+      lemmaLang: json["lemma_lang"],
+      userL1: json["user_l1"],
+      newMeaning: json["new_meaning"],
+      newEmojis: List<String>.from(json["new_emojis"] ?? []),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_repo.dart b/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_repo.dart
index 5624a6f38..bd3bb785e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_repo.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_repo.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/config/environment.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/network/requests.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/network/urls.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/utils/error_handler.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_edit_request.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_request.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_response.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
@@ -101,4 +102,35 @@ class LemmaInfoRepo {
       rethrow;
     }
   }
+
+  static Future<void> edit(LemmaEditRequest request) async {
+    final Requests req = Requests(
+      choreoApiKey: Environment.choreoApiKey,
+      accessToken: MatrixState.pangeaController.userController.accessToken,
+    );
+
+    final resp = await req.post(
+      url: PApiUrls.lemmaDictionaryEdit,
+      body: request.toJson(),
+    );
+
+    if (resp.statusCode != 200) {
+      throw Exception(
+        'Failed to edit lemma: ${resp.statusCode} ${resp.body}',
+      );
+    }
+
+    final decodedBody = jsonDecode(utf8.decode(resp.bodyBytes));
+    final response = LemmaInfoResponse.fromJson(decodedBody);
+
+    set(
+      LemmaInfoRequest(
+        lemma: request.lemma,
+        partOfSpeech: request.partOfSpeech,
+        lemmaLang: request.lemmaLang,
+        userL1: request.userL1,
+      ),
+      response,
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/word_zoom/lemma_meaning_builder.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/word_zoom/lemma_meaning_builder.dart
index 7e2be07f9..2aede4816 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/word_zoom/lemma_meaning_builder.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/word_zoom/lemma_meaning_builder.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/utils/error_handler.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constructs/construct_identifier.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/learning_settings/constants/language_constants.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_edit_request.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_repo.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_request.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/lemmas/lemma_info_response.dart';
@@ -84,14 +86,34 @@ class LemmaMeaningBuilderState extends State<LemmaMeaningBuilder> {
   void toggleEditMode(bool value) => setState(() => editMode = value);
 
   Future<void> editLemmaMeaning(String userEdit) async {
-    final originalMeaning = lemmaInfo;
-
-    if (originalMeaning != null) {
-      LemmaInfoRepo.set(
-        _request,
-        LemmaInfoResponse(emoji: originalMeaning.emoji, meaning: userEdit),
+    try {
+      await LemmaInfoRepo.edit(
+        LemmaEditRequest(
+          lemma: widget.constructId.lemma,
+          partOfSpeech: widget.constructId.category,
+          lemmaLang: widget.langCode,
+          userL1: MatrixState
+                  .pangeaController.languageController.userL1?.langCode ??
+              LanguageKeys.defaultLanguage,
+          newMeaning: userEdit,
+          newEmojis: lemmaInfo?.emoji,
+        ),
       );
-
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      ErrorHandler.logError(
+        e: e,
+        s: s,
+        data: {
+          'lemma': widget.constructId.lemma,
+          'partOfSpeech': widget.constructId.category,
+          'lemmaLang': widget.langCode,
+          'userL1': MatrixState
+                  .pangeaController.languageController.userL1?.langCode ??
+              LanguageKeys.defaultLanguage,
+          'newMeaning': userEdit,
+        },
+      );
+    } finally {
       toggleEditMode(false);
       _fetchLemmaMeaning();
     }