lenteja
Spanish
Alternative forms
- lanteja (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lenˈtexa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪e.xa]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: len‧te‧ja
Noun
lenteja f (plural lentejas)
- lentil
Derived terms
- ganarse las lentejas
- lentejar
- lentejas, si quieres las comes y si no, las dejas
- lentejuela
- venderse por un plato de lentejas
Related terms
- lente
- lenticular
Further reading
- “lenteja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014