Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lenho m (plural lenhos)

  1. log (bulky piece of timber)
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Descendants

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  • Fala: leño
  • Galician: leño
  • Portuguese: lenho

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: le‧nho

Noun

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lenho m (plural lenhos)

  1. log (bulky piece of timber)
    Synonym: madeiro
  2. (botany) Synonym of xilema
    Coordinate term: líber
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Further reading

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