linfa

From Latin lympha (“(clear) water”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.fa/
• Rhymes: -infa
• Hyphenation: lìn‧fa

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linfa f (plural linfe)

1. (botany) sap
2. (anatomy) lymph

• linfatico

• linfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• fin là, final, flani

Learned borrowing from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

• Rhymes: -ĩfɐ

linfa f (plural linfas)

1. (physiology, immunology) lymph (fluid carried by the lymphatic system)

• “linfa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “linfa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “linfa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin lympha (“(clear) water”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinfa/ [ˈlĩɱ.fa]
• Rhymes: -infa
• Syllabification: lin‧fa

linfa f (plural linfas)

1. lymph
2. (poetic) water

   Synonym: agua

• “linfa”, 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