lisonja
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish lisonja, of Occitan or Old French origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: li‧son‧ja
Noun[edit]
lisonja f (plural lisonjas)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
lisonja
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old Spanish losenja, from Occitan/Old Occitan lauzenja, from Late Latin laudemia (“praise”), from Latin laus. However, compare Old French losenge (“flattery”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -onxa
Noun[edit]
lisonja f (plural lisonjas)
- flattering comment
Descendants[edit]
- Portuguese: lisonja
References[edit]
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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