lezna

Spanish

Alternative forms

alesna, lesna (rare)

Etymology

From lesna, from alesna, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *alisnō, *alusnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also Catalan alena, French alêne, Italian lesina.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈleθna/, [ˈleθ̬na]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈlesna/, [ˈlezna]
Homophone: lesna (non-Castilian)

Noun

lezna f (plural leznas)

awl

Further reading

“lezna” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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