lente

  1. lens
  2. (Latin-America, in-plural) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
len‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlente/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens". Cognate with English lens.

Related words

lense

lens system

crystallina de la lente

lente cristalina

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