lentisco

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1409. Learned borrowing from Latin lentīscus.

Pronunciation

Noun

lentisco m (plural lentiscos)

  1. mastic (Pistacia lentiscus)
    Synonyms: aroeira, laderno

References

Italian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lentīscus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lenˈti.sko/
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Hyphenation: len‧tì‧sco

Noun

lentisco m (plural lentischi)

  1. mastic (Pistacia lentiscus)
    • 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook]‎, page 4:
      Quelle, che per arte si traggono sono come il vino, l'olio, la pece, il sugo del lentisco, della logorizia, et altri simili.
      The ones that are extracted are, for example, wine, oil, pitch, the juice of the mastic, of the licorice, and other similar ones.

Further reading

  • lentisco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lentiscus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lenˈtisko/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Syllabification: len‧tis‧co

Noun

lentisco m (plural lentiscos)

  1. mastic (Pistacia lentiscus)

Derived terms

Further reading