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lisonja

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: li‧son‧ja

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish lisonja, of Occitan or Old French origin.

Noun edit

lisonja f (plural lisonjas)

  1. flattery
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

lisonja

  1. inflection of lisonjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish losenja, from Occitan/Old Occitan lauzenja, from Late Latin laudemia (“praise”), from Latin laus. However, compare Old French losenge (“flattery”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /liˈsonxa/ [liˈsõŋ.xa]
  • Rhymes: -onxa
  • Syllabification: li‧son‧ja

Noun edit

lisonja f (plural lisonjas)

  1. flattering comment
    Synonym: piropo

Derived terms edit

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

Further reading edit

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