lesina

See also: Lesina, lésina, lešina, and leșina

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *alisna, from Proto-Germanic *alisnō, *alusnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also French alêne, Occitan alzena, Catalan alena, Spanish lezna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈle.zi.na/, /ˈle.si.na/

Noun

lesina f (plural lesine)

  1. bradawl
  2. stinginess
  3. avarice

Descendants

Verb

lesina

  1. third-person singular present indicative of lesinare
  2. second-person singular imperative of lesinare

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