lenha

Meaning

firewood (wood intended to be burned)

Concepts

firewood

wood

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fuelwood

forest

fuel wood

antler

timber

timberland

woodland

grove

antlers

firing

Synonyms

madeira

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cozedura

floresta

mata

pau

madeira combustível

Translations

leña

bois de chauffage

llenya

Brennholz

legna

hout

🪵

lignum

legna da ardere

حطب

Holz

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καυσόξυλα

bois

🪵

madera

🪵

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlẽ.ɲɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ligna

Cognate with Galician: leña

Cognate with Spanish: leña

Cognate with Catalan: llenya

Cognate with Occitan: lenha

Cognate with Romanian: lemn

Cognate with Italian: legna

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenha (“firewood”), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“firewood”). Cognate with Galician leña, Spanish leña, Catalan llenya, Occitan lenha, Romanian lemn and Italian legna.

Sentences

Conte até dez e tente não jogar mais lenha no fogo .

Count to ten and try not to throw any more firewood on the fire.

Os cadáveres que podem ocorrer serão incinerados em um forno a lenha na fazenda .

The corpses that may occur will be incinerated in a wood-burning oven on the farm.