lenho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lignum (“firewood”). Doublet of lenha, which came from the plural.

Noun

lenho m

log (bulky piece of timber)

Related terms

Descendants

Fala: leño
Galician: leño
Portuguese: lenho

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "lenho"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenho, from Latin lignum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.ɲu/ [ˈlẽ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ(j).ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɲu/

Hyphenation: le‧nho

Noun

lenho m (plural lenhos)

log (bulky piece of timber)
Synonym: madeiro
(botany) Synonym of xilema
Coordinate term: líber

Related terms

Further reading

“lenho” in iDicionário Aulete.
“lenho” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“lenho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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