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linze.

lentil, the plant Lens culinaris (legume)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɪn.zə/
  1. lentil, the plant Lens culinaris (legume)

    feminine
  2. lentil, the seed of Lens culinaris (pulse)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lins, lynsen, from Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source. Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform. If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.

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