lentella

Galician

lentella

Alternative forms

• lentelha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lentilla (compare Portuguese lentilha), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Spanish lenteja, Catalan llentilla), from syncopation of Latin lenticula (“lentil”), diminutive of lēns (“lentil bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /len.ˈte.ʎa̝/

Noun

lentella f (plural lentellas)

1. lentil (plant Lens culinaris)

   Synonym: lentelleira

2. lentil bean
3. ovary (of a sow)

Derived terms

• lentelloso

Related terms

• lente
• lentixa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lentella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lentella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lentella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “lentella”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012