lentil

Meaning

1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

Synonyms

lentil plant

lens

Lens culinaris

electron lens

hyacinth bean

lens system

pulse

lense

lentils

Translations

lenticchia

φακή

Linse

lentille

lenteja

linze

lentilha

mercimek

llentia

lens

lente

Lens

llentilla

عدس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛntəl/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Linse

Cognate with Ancient Greek: λάθυρος

Cognate with Lithuanian: lęšis

In summary

From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, from a pre-Indo-European substrate source shared by German Linse, Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros) and Lithuanian lęšis. Doublet of lenticula.