lienzo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish lienço, from Latin linteum. It is not entirely clear why the Spanish form has the diphthong /je/, but there might have existed an early variant lĕnteum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈljenθo/ [ˈljẽn̟.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈljenso/ [ˈljẽn.so]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
(Spain) Rhymes: -enθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -enso
Syllabification: lien‧zo

Noun

lienzo m (plural lienzos)

canvas
Synonym: lona
linen
painting, picture

Derived terms

lencero

Related terms

lino
lenzuelo

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “lienzo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 646