lentilha

Portuguese
lentilha

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lentilla (compare Galician lentella), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Spanish lenteja, Catalan llentilla), from syncopation of Latin lenticula (“lentil”), diminutive of lēns (“lentil bean”). Compare lentícula, a borrowed doublet; cf. also lenticela.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/, /lẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

Noun

lentilha f (plural lentilhas)

  1. lentil (plant Lens culinaris)
  2. lentil bean

Synonyms
  • (plant): lentilheira
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