lesso

Meaning

Adj

boiled

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) boiled meat
2. (masculine) a dish consisting of boiled meat

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of lessare

Concepts

stewed

Synonyms

bollito

spezzatino

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bollita

Translations

hervido

bouilli

carne cocida

pot-au-feu

cocido

gesotten

ohne Berechtigung gejagt

unerlaubt gefangen

abgeworben

gewildert

bouillies

bouillirent

bouillîmes

gestoofd

estofado

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Hyphenated as

lés‧so

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈles.so/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”). Compare the regular thematic counterpart lessato, from lessare (“to boil”). Bentley analyses/analyzes the former as agentless and derived from a change-of-state root, and the latter as agentive and derived from a verbal base.