lentilla
See also: Lentilla
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from French lentille. Compare llenteya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lenˈtiʎa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]
- Rhymes: -iʎa
- Syllabification: len‧ti‧lla
Noun
lentilla f (plural lentilles)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French lentille. Doublet of lentícula and the inherited llentilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
lentilla f (plural lentilles)
- (often in plural) contact lens
- Synonyms: lent de contacte, lentícula
Related terms
Further reading
- “lentilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “lentilla” in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “lentilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “lentilla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French lentille. Doublet of the inherited lenteja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lenˈtiʝa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /lenˈtiʎa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /lenˈtiʃa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /lenˈtiʒa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: len‧ti‧lla
Noun
lentilla f (plural lentillas)
- (often in the plural) contact lens
- Synonyms: lente de contacto, pupilente
Further reading
- “lentilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025