lenço

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus, ultimately a probable borrowing from an unidentifiable source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.su/

• Rhymes: -ẽsu
• Hyphenation: len‧ço

Noun

lenço m (plural lenços)

1. headscarf
2. handkerchief

Related terms

• lençol
• linho

Descendants

• Malay: lenso

  Indonesian: lenso

• Tetum: lensu
• Swahili: leso