lenço
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus, ultimately a probable borrowing from an unidentifiable source.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlẽ.su/
- Hyphenation: len‧ço
Noun
lenço m (plural lenços)
- headscarf
- handkerchief
Related terms
- lençol
- linho
Descendants
- Malay: lenso
- Indonesian: lenso
- Tetum: lensu
- Swahili: leso