lentícula

See also: lenticula

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /lənˈti.ku.lə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /lenˈti.ku.la/

Noun

lentícula f (plural lentícules)

  1. contact lens

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lenticula. Doublet of lentilha.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ku.lɐ/

Noun

lentícula f (plural lentículas)

  1. (chiefly geology) Diminutive of lente
  2. (botany, rare) Synonym of lenticela

Further reading
  • “lentícula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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