lentella

Galician

lentella

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lentilla (compare Portuguese lentilha), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Spanish lenteja, Catalan llentilla), from syncopation of Latin lenticula (lentil), diminutive of lēns (lentil bean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /len.ˈte.ʎa̝/

Noun

lentella f (plural lentellas)

  1. lentil (plant Lens culinaris)
    Synonym: lentelleira
  2. lentil bean
  3. ovary (of a sow)

References

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