lenho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

lenho m (plural lenhos)

1. log (bulky piece of timber)

Related terms

• colher
• escolher
• leer
• lenha
• Leon
• liçon

 

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]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ(j).ɲu/

• (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)

1. log (bulky piece of timber)

   Synonym: madeiro

2. (botany) Synonym of xilema

   Coordinate term: líber

Related terms

• lenha
• lenhoso

Further reading

• “lenho”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “lenho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “lenho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024