noun, feminine/lɑ̃.tij/plural: lentilles
lens; contact lens; lentil (plant)
Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.
/lɑ̃.tij/
lens; contact lens; lentil (plant)
Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.