Masculine

lienzo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) canvas
  2. (masculine) linen
  3. (masculine) painting, picture

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
lien‧zo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈljenθo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish lienço, from Latin linteum. It is not entirely clear why the Spanish form has the diphthong /je/, but there might have existed an early variant lĕnteum.

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