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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus, ultimately a probable borrowing from an unidentifiable source.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ẽsu
- Hyphenation: len‧ço
Noun
lenço m (plural lenços)
- handkerchief, (facial) tissue
- headscarf
Descendants
References
- “lenço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “lenço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “lenço”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “lenço”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “lenço” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913