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lonza.

term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard (cf. Portuguese onça)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlon.t͡sa/
  1. term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard (cf. Portuguese onça)

    feminine · literary
  2. alternative name for two species of felines: snow leopard, irbis (Panthera uncia)

    feminine · uncommon
  3. alternative name for two species of felines: jaguar (Panthera onca)

    feminine · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *lú(n)ḱs Proto-Hellenic *lúnks Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx)bor. Latin lynx Vulgar Latin *luncea? Italian lonza Probably from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, whence also Italian lince (a borrowed doublet). Cognate to French once.

noun/ˈlon.t͡sa/
  1. loin of pork

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French longe.

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