lenticchia

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, syncopated form of Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lenˈtik.kja/
Rhymes: -ikkja
Hyphenation: len‧tìc‧chia

Noun

lenticchia f (plural lenticchie)

lentil

Derived terms

per un piatto di lenticchie (“for nothing; for peanuts”)

Related terms

lente

Further reading

lens culinaris on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
lenticchia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
lenticchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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