lentilha

Portuguese
lentilha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lentilha (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): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

  • Rhymes: -iʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: len‧ti‧lha

Noun

lentilha f (plural lentilhas)

  1. lentil (plant Lens culinaris)
    Synonym: lentilheira
  2. lentil bean
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