lenteja

Spanish

Alternative forms

• lanteja (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula (compare French lentille, Italian lenticchia, Portuguese lentilha), diminutive form of lēns, lentis (“lentil”). Doublet of lentilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lenˈtexa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪e.xa]

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• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: len‧te‧ja

Noun

lenteja f (plural lentejas)

1. lentil

Derived terms

• ganarse las lentejas
• lenteja de agua
• lentejar
• lentejas, si quieres las comes y si no, las dejas
• lentejuela
• venderse por un plato de lentejas

 

Related terms

• lente
• lenticular

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: lentehas

Further reading

• “lenteja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16