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Spanish
Etymology
From alforza (“pleat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈloɾθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈloɾsa/
- Rhymes: -oɾθa
- Rhymes: -oɾsa
- Syllabification: lor‧za
Noun
lorza f (plural lorzas)
- pleat, frill
- (Spain, colloquial) flab, roll of fat, spare tire (excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist)
- Synonym: michelín
2015 July 6, “El mal gusto”, in El País:No es que en invierno, en primavera y otoño no lo haya, pero las temperaturas obligan a la gente a ir más vestida mientras que en el verano el calor hace que se desinhiba y muestre sin ningún complejo a la vista de todos epiplones y lorzas, barrigas y defectos varios.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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