lonza

See also: Lonza and lonża

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French longe.

Noun

lonza f (plural lonze)

  1. loin of pork

Etymology 2

Probably from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, whence also Italian lince (a borrowed doublet). Cognate to French once.

Noun

lonza f (plural lonze)

  1. a term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard
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