lenteja
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula (compare French lentille, Italian lenticchia, Portuguese lentilha), diminutive form of lēns, lentis (“lentil”). Doublet of lentilla.
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Noun edit
lenteja f (plural lentejas)
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Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: lentehas
Further reading edit
- “lenteja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014