noun, feminine/ˈlonxa/plural: lonjas
slice, rasher; beer belly
Borrowed from French longe, feminine form of lonc (“long”), from Latin longus. Doublet of luenga.
/ˈlonxa/
slice, rasher; beer belly
Borrowed from French longe, feminine form of lonc (“long”), from Latin longus. Doublet of luenga.
market (especially for fish)
“Desde la epidemia del SARS en el 2003, que se originó en una de estas lonjas de la provincia de Cantón, China ha avanzado en el control y la detección de enfermedades infecciosas.” — Since the 2003 SARS epidemic, which originated in one of these fish markets in Canton province, China has made progress in the control and detection of infectious diseases.
Borrowed from Catalan llonja, from French loge. Compare Portuguese loja (“shop”). Doublet of lobby.