lenho

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lignum (firewood). Doublet of lenha, which came from the plural.

Noun

lenho m

  1. log (bulky piece of timber)

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Descendants

  • Fala: leño
  • Galician: leño
  • Portuguese: lenho

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenho, from Latin lignum.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: le‧nho

Noun

lenho m (plural lenhos)

  1. log (bulky piece of timber)
    Synonym: madeiro

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