lisonja

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧son‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lisonja, of Occitan or Old French origin.

Noun

lisonja f (plural lisonjas)

  1. flattery
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

lisonja

  1. inflection of lisonjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish losenja, from Occitan/Old Occitan lauzenja, from Late Latin laudemia (“praise”), from Latin laus. However, compare Old French losenge (“flattery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈsonxa/
  • Rhymes: -onxa
  • Syllabification: li‧son‧ja

Noun

lisonja f (plural lisonjas)

  1. flattering comment
    Synonym: piropo

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: lisonja

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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