Masculine

linho

Meaning

  1. (masculine) flax
  2. (masculine) linen (material)

Concepts

common flax

flax plant

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlĩ.ɲu/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lynno, lỹo, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-. Cognate with Galician liño, Spanish and Italian lino, Catalan lli, Occitan and French lin and Romanian in.

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