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. headscarf
  2. handkerchief

Descendants
  • Malay: lenso
    Indonesian: lenso
  • Tetum: lensu
  • Swahili: leso
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