English Explanatory Dictionary

lentil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
  2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
  3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛntəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lentil.wav

Word forms

lentil lentils

Etymology

From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, from a pre-Indo-European substrate source shared by German Linse, Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros) and Lithuanian lęšis. Doublet of lenticula.

Synonyms

dragée

Related words

lens lenticular split pea

Derived words

beluga lentil lentilish lentilist lentil-like lentil shell lentil-weaver lentil-weaving Le Puy lentil Puy lentil sea-lentil soylent water lentil
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