lenticchia

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, syncopated form of Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lenˈtik.kja/
• Rhymes: -ikkja
• Hyphenation: len‧tìc‧chia

Noun

lenticchia f (plural lenticchie)

1. lentil

Derived terms

• per un piatto di lenticchie (“for nothing; for peanuts”)

Related terms

• lente

Further reading

• lens culinaris on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• lenticchia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• lenticchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana