Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
lenza. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
lenza, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
lenza in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
lenza you have here. The definition of the word
lenza will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
lenza, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin lintea, feminine of linteus (“linen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lenza f (plural lenze)
- fishing line
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tunisian Arabic: لنتزة (lintza, “fishing line”)[1]
References
- ^ Guido Bellatti Ceccoli, Franco Pierno (2006) “Talassozoonimi e terminologia dell'attività ittica d'influenza italiana nel dialetto arabo tunisino”, in Romance Philology (in Tunisian Arabic), volume 59, number 2, →JSTOR, page 228
Further reading
- lenza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana