lezna

Spanish

Alternative forms

alesna, lesna (rare)

Etymology

From lesna, from alesna, from Vulgar Latin *alisna, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also Catalan alena, French alêne, Italian lesina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈleθna/ [ˈleθ̬.na]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈlesna/ [ˈlez.na]
(Spain) Rhymes: -eθna
(Latin America) Rhymes: -esna
Syllabification: lez‧na
Homophone: (Latin America) lesna

Noun

lezna f (plural leznas)

awl
Synonym: punzón

Further reading

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

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