lanteja

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lanˈtexa/ [lãn̪ˈt̪e.xa]
  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: lan‧te‧ja

Noun

lanteja f (plural lantejas)

  1. obsolete spelling of lenteja (“lentil”)
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
      Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lantejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda
      A pot of stew of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income.

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