linaça

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From lino (flax) +‎ -aça.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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linaça f (usually uncountable)

  1. linseed, flaxseed
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 32r:
      […] ⁊ aun en otra coſa. que ſi la molieren con olio de linaça faz mas fina color q́ el uerdet ⁊ mas clara.
      […] and yet another thing; that if it is ground with linseed oil it makes it finer and lighter in color than verdigris.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: linaza