lonza

See also: Lonza and lonża

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French longe.

Noun

lonza f (plural lonze)

1. loin of pork

Etymology 2

Probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *luncea, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lynx, whence also Italian lince (a borrowed doublet). Cognate to French once.

Noun

lonza f (plural lonze)

1. a term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard