lenço

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus, ultimately a probable borrowing from an unidentifiable source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlẽ.su/

  • Rhymes: -ẽsu
  • Hyphenation: len‧ço

Noun

lenço m (plural lenços)

  1. handkerchief, (facial) tissue
  2. headscarf

Derived terms

  • lencinho

Descendants

  • → Ambonese Malay: lenso
  • → Konkani: लेस (les)
  • → Indonesian: lenso
  • → Manado Malay: lenso
  • → Tetum: lensu
  • → Swahili: leso

References

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