lentella

Meaning

1. (feminine) lentil (plant Lens culinaris)
2. (feminine) lentil bean
3. (feminine) ovary (of a sow)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/len.ˈte.ʎa̝/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: lentilha

Cognate with Spanish: lenteja

Cognate with Catalan: llentilla

Inherited from Latin: lenticula

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese lentilla (compare Portuguese lentilha), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Spanish lenteja, Catalan llentilla), from syncopation of Latin lenticula (“lentil”), diminutive of lēns (“lentil bean”).