lentella

Galician

lentella

Etymology

From Old Galician-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)

   Synonym: lentelleira

2. lentil bean
3. ovary (of a sow)

Related terms

• lente
• lentixa

References

• “lentella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lentella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lentella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.