lonza

Meaning

1. (feminine, literary) term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard (cf. Portuguese onça)
2. (feminine, uncommon) alternative name for two species of felines:
3. (feminine, uncommon) alternative name for two species of felines:

Concepts

loin

aitchbone

leopard

🐆

pork sausage

sirloin

Panthera pardus

Synonyms

leopardo

🐆

lombata

carré

cap’cu’gli’

pardo

Panthera pardus

Translations

onza

solomillo

leopardo

🐆

carne de cerdo

λεοπάρδαλη

léopard

🐆

panthère

saucisse

cimier

panthera pardus

Lombes

Hyphenated as

lón‧za

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlon.t͡sa/

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, whence also Italian lince (a borrowed doublet). Cognate to French once.