lentella

Galician
lentella

Etymology

From Old Galician-Old 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)
  2. lentil bean

Synonyms
  • (plant): lentelleira
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