lenteja
Spanish
Alternative forms
- lanteja (obsolete)
Etymology
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/, [lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]
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Further reading
- “lenteja” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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