lesina

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See also: Lesina, lésina, lešina, and leșina

Italian

Etymology

Of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL. origin: from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "frk" is not valid. See WT:LOL. *alisna, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

  • French: lésine

Verb

lesina

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

Anagrams

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