lentilha

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lentilha

Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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lentilha f (plural lentilhas)

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