lento

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (comparable) slow (not quick in motion)
  2. (comparable) soft; not firm
  3. (comparable) wet, humid, moistened
  4. (comparable) viscous, slimy

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlẽ.tu/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.

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